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The Modern World: The Image The first chapter of Borrstin's 1961 book tracing the move of the press from news gathering to news making. http://www.cis.vt.edu/modernworld/d/boorstin.html

C-SPAN Booknotes: Daniel Boorstin Transcript and program information from an interview about "The Creators." (December 6, 1992) http://www.booknotes.org/Program/?ProgramID=1126

New York Times: Wanted - More Events, More Heroes A critical review of "The Image," lambasting both Boorstin's conclusions and scholarship. (April 8, 1962) http://www.nytimes.com/books/98/09/06/specials/boorstin-image.html