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Jerry Irwin Mander (May 1, 1936 – April 11, 2023) [1] [2] was an American activist and author in San Francisco, known for his use of advertising for progressive and ecological causes and for his 1978 book, Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television.
First edition (publ. William Morrow) Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television is a 1978 book by Jerry Mander, [1] "who argues that many of the problems with television are inherent in the medium and technology itself, and thus cannot be reformed".
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Alan Myerson was the troupe's director, Jerry Mander handled the group's PR, and Richard Stahl (who in very short order joined the improv troupe) was its first company manager. Arthur Cantor took the company (now an octet with the addition of Stahl) to Broadway in New York in 1964 for a limited engagement at the Henry Miller Theater.
Jerry Mander (1936–2023), American activist and author; Karel van Mander (1548–1606), Flemish-born Dutch painter, poet and biographer; Karel van Mander the Younger (1579–1623), Dutch painter and son of the above; Karel van Mander III (1609–1670), Dutch painter and son of the above; Lew Mander (1939–2020), New Zealand organic chemist
Activist Jerry Mander's book Four Arguments for the Elimination of Television argues for the complete removal of television from our lives because of its ill effects. Mander gives the example of Tausk's "Influencing machine" as being a parallel for television: "Doubtless you have noticed that this 'influencing machine' sounds an awful lot like ...
Some even proposed that "all mass media should be abandoned", extending upon one of the four main arguments given by Jerry Mander in his case against television: Corporate domination of television used to mould humans for a commercial environment, and all mass media involve centralized power. Blogger Robin Good wrote, "With participatory media ...
C. A. (Chet) Bowers (June 4, 1935 – July 13, 2017 [1]) was an American educator, author, lecturer and environmental activist.He wrote 27 books that focus on the cultural, linguistic, and technological roots of the current ecological crisis as well as the educational reforms necessary to promote greater ecological awareness.