Author W. Joseph Campbell gives a brief overview of the ten media driven myths he discusses and debunks in his book "Getting it Wrong." Excerpted from Sunday, August 1, 2010 (8:00 p.m. ET.) C-SPAN Q&A. See the complete interview here: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/294627-1
Heh when I first saw this in my subscription queue I thought this was an archived interview with THE Joseph Campbell whose seminal works on mythology are renowned. I see now it's W. Joseph Campbell who ironically is exposing media myths.
Great video and very insightful.
I have a quibble about Hearst's infamous quote. Even though he didn't say it he did use his media empire to sell the wars; yellow journalism and Hearst are nearly synonymous. While apocryphal it expresses a fundamental truth.
mikepalomino 1 year ago 4