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The author profoundly points out that the role of media in shaping people's cognitive style and culture is very insightful. For example, when emphasizing the difference between the cultural characteristics of the printing age and the television age, it accurately captures the great changes in people's thinking and social and cultural atmosphere under different media environments. This helps people more clearly realize the hidden power of media in social development, and reminds people to be vigilant to media. This emphasis on media influence may be slightly one-dimensional. In reality, the formation of culture and cognition is the result of the interaction of many factors, such as socio-economic structure and political system. Simply attributing it to the role of the medium risks ignoring the synergistic influence of other important factors. At the same time, although the author accurately points out the tendency of entertainment brought by television and its influence on the understanding of serious topics, he seems to be overly critical in describing the era of television. As a new medium, television has its positive side while entertaining the public, such as promoting the wide spread of culture and enhancing the cultural sharing of the public. To summarize the culture of TV era simply as superficial and lack of depth may overlook the positive contribution of TV in education and cultural popularization. |
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