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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 2004
Page
8
Rick Snyder, Wright Distinguished Professor of Clinical Psychology at Kansas University, critiques how public discourse has moved from quiet deliberation to loud polarization. He urges listening, compromise, and asking others for their views to rebuild thoughtful civic engagement.
George Will argues that Charles Dickens helped shape mass culture and questions whether the decline in reading signals a broader cultural shift. The piece cites the NEA Reading at Risk report showing sharp drops in literary reading, especially among 18 to 34 year olds, and links this to higher education and the rise of electronic entertainment. It contrasts past public engagement with Dickens’ serialized novels and Today’s fragmented attention spans, noting how print culture once united society and is now under pressure from visual media.
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