Media A Way of Life
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The book chosen for review was by David Porter, Users Guide to the Media, Leicester, Eng.: IVP 1988. These are random notes and observations based on each chapter, followed by a conclusion.
1. Media, A Way of Life:
Broadly speaking the media impacts our lives daily in a wide variety of ways. Useless information of little or no value becomes interesting once it is in the media. People become acceptable and their opinions respectable because the media makes them successful. Therefore, because Christians must be interested in truth and spiritual welfare, the media must be subject to biblical review by Christians. In order to enjoy and utilise the media, it is essential that Christians understand this phenomenon. As part of the 21st century landscape, the media are amongst the most pervasive and persuasive medium of our culture...