Television

by Emma Carlson Berne

This appealing volume helps readers grasp the controversies of our ever-present technological companion, the television. Editor Emma Carlson-Berne has arranged essays in a pro versus con format that debate several subtopics, so that readers become aware of the crux of the controversies. Across three chapters, readers will evaluate whether television is harmful, what the relationship is between society and television, and whether television should be controlled. For example, Michael Tracey reports that networks should be responsible for harmful content, while Adam Thierer emphatically positions the parents as being responsible for harmful content. The readers get to decide for themselves how they feel about it, after engaging their critical thinking skills.

144 pages, Library Binding

First published December 14, 2007

About the author

Emma Carlson Berne is the author of the YA thrillers STILL WATERS and NEVER LET YOU GO (coming Fall 2012 from Simon & Schuster). She has also written the thrillers FIGMENT and CHOKER under the pen name Elizabeth Woods. She lives and writes in Cincinnati. Learn more about Emma and contact her directly at her website, www.emmacarlsonberne.com. Or check out Emma Carlson Berne Books on http://www.facebook.com/EmmaCarlsonBe... or follow her on Twitter.