Across
- 2. The way a society conducts conversation about politics, religion, education, and public life.
- 4. A way of thinking shaped by print culture that values logic, depth, evidence, and sustained argument.
- 6. The framework a culture uses to decide what counts as truth and how knowledge is validated.
- 7. The medium Postman argues transformed public discourse into a form of entertainment.
- 9. The dominant value that shapes how serious subjects are presented in modern media.
Down
- 1. The background meaning and structure that give ideas depth, which television often removes.
- 3. Content that, in a television culture, is often fragmented and disconnected from action.
- 5. When public communication prioritizes visual drama and excitement over substance or reasoning.
- 8. The form of communication that shapes how a message is understood, not just what the message says.
- 10. Postman’s phrase describing how media abruptly shifts topics, preventing reflection or continuity.