Television is altering the meaning of 'being informed' by creating a species of information that might properly be called disinformation. Disinformation does not mean false information. It means misleading information - misplaced, irrelevant, fragmented or superficial information - information that creates the illusion of knowing something, but which in fact leads one away from knowing.

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business (ed. Penguin, 2005) - ISBN: 9781101042625