Decline of the Written Media and the Crisis of Socialism

Posted by karlom87 on September 22, 2007 · Leave a Comment 

This is a must read. I printed the following article from the New Left Review and read it while in bed (yes, I’m still sick but I think this viral infection is about to leave my body).

The paper explores the the diminishing stature of the written media and the transition to a more audio-visual oriented culture as a much ignored factor in the present crisis facing the Left. The writer – Regis Debray - is a French intellectual, book writer, professor and journalist.

On a related note, also check out MediaShift for an article on why we love (and hate) print publications. Debray’s paper can be read below in full:

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