McLuhan and Postman and the iMEDIAte future...

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Marshall McLuhan is considered by some to be the father of modern media studies. Read some of what he had to say about media's role in our lives:

http://marshallmcluhanspeaks.com/ 

Neil Postman was an educator, professor and innovator in the field of media studies as well. He was influenced by McLuhan, but also had some distinct ideas of his own. I was lucky enough to be a student of his when I was in college. Read some of what he had to say about media in our lives:

http://www.serendipity.li/jsmill/post_1.html 

http://www.mat.upm.es/~jcm/neil-postman--five-things.html