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Media Critic Neil Postman Dies

NPR
Published October 9, 2003 at 12:00 AM EDT

New York University professor Neil Postman dies at the age of 72. Postman, author of Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business, is known for his criticism of the news media. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards.

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