Susann Ferris-Jones

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What 'The Influencing Machine' Teaches College Kids

September 17, 2012 • Several colleges and universities have adopted a common read program, in which first-year students read the same book during the summer, then discuss it when they get to campus. Brooke Gladstone, co-host of On The Media, talks about her book, The Influencing Machine, which many freshmen read.

What 'The Influencing Machine' Teaches College Kids

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Drawing Lessons From The Media 'Machine'

August 10, 2011 • On The Media co-host Brooke Gladstone says the media is not so much a machine, as a mirror that reflects the world back at us. Her her comic book is called The Influencing Machine.

Drawing Lessons From The Media 'Machine'

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'The Influencing Machine' Traces Myths Of The Media

Brooke Gladstone has served as senior editor for NPR's Weekend Edition Saturday and All Things Considered. She is currently host and managing editor of NPR and WNYC's On The Media. W.W. Norton & Co. hide caption

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'The Influencing Machine' Traces Myths Of The Media

May 21, 2011 • Is there such thing as a media? Is objectivity even possible? Public radio host Brooke Gladstone illustrates the answers to difficult journalism questions in The Influencing Machine, a comic book about the media.

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