Eric
Klinenberg, who earned his PhD at the University of California, not only wrote Fighting for Air, but he has written two
popular books titled Heat Wave and Going Solo. Among writing these three books, he also has
several additional accomplishments. He
is the director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University as
well as a sociology professor. He
teaches an array of college courses, and he has contributed to an abundance of
popular publications, too. In addition,
he is a member of the Wagner School of Public Service and the Department of Media,
Culture, and Communications alongside of him being an editor of “Public Culture”,
which is a renowned journal.
Eric
Klinenberg is a very motivated man. Currently,
he is the head of a project researching climate change and the future of cities
in America, and he is a respected individual broadcasted on the radio and
television. When writing his books and
articles, he must be precise and accurate.
Although he clearly makes his own claims and opinions, he supports them
with concrete facts, especially in Fighting
for Air. He is involved and
contributes to so many different projects, so motivation is key to accomplish
each of his goals as a researcher, editor, director professor, and writer. He is not strictly limited to any specific
deadlines of his work, but it is safe to say he is strict on himself to get his
work done on his own time.
In
Fighting for Air, Klinenberg chose to
talk about the corporate takeover of local news because he wanted to educate America
of how they are affected. His ideas
presented in this book reflect how this takeover of local news is remaking
society’s cultural and political life.
This is a topic he cares deeply about and is willing to research why and
how this is happening to American society.
The examples he chose such as the Minot tragedy appeal to his audience because
he discusses past occurrences that resulted with negative outcomes. With that being said, he is not just writing
about pure facts or pure opinions; rather, he is providing both to support each
other. The events and individuals he
discussed in his book were chosen because that was who and what he investigated
before writing. Discussing media
networks such as the New York Times
and Chicago Tribune appeal to the
audience because they are major leading media companies whether they are local
or national.
The
publication and its history goals tell us that this book is accurate. By exposing this book to the public, society
is able to learn and understand a different side of the goals and intentions of
newspapers and/or other media. Klinenberg
claims corporate newspapers only strive for power and wealth, whereas local
news deems just the opposite. When the
audience, mainly adults who are interested in politics and culture, read Fighting for Air, they may have a new
outlook on the intentions and credibility of news in the media, shifting their opinions
closer to Klinenberg’s anchor point.
I
found many reviewers of Fighting for Air to
be intrigued; yet, others found some problems.
One particular reviewer faulted Klinenberg for his “liberal bias” when
he talks about how media effects liberals and conservatives. He believes Klinenberg fails to mention that
(in his opinion) corporate media bothers liberals more than conservatives. In addition, another reviewer believes the
book was a “pretty dry report” and lengthy.
In contrast, most recommended the book and claimed Klinenberg “opened
their eyes to why they do the things they do”.
In my opinion, I think we should be confident in the details Klinenberg describes
because he is a respectable editor, and his passion is to research the media.
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