Corporate Media And The Threat To Democracy

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CORPORATE MEDIA AND THE THREAT TO DEMOCRACY The third volume in the Open Media Series examines the growth of the global media market that is now dominated by just 10 enormous transnational media conglomerates. Describes the activities of the main corporate players, the incorporation of the internet into the system, and discusses what people around the world are doing to try and change the situation.

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McChesney has produced a [book] that, in the tradition of Tom Paine, systematically examines and refutes the myths that provide the 'impenetrable ideological armor' protecting corporate media from criticism.In These Times

McChesney's work has been of extraordinary importance It should be read with care and concern by people who care about freedom and basic rights.Noam Chomsky

In this passionate and strikingly lucid essay, Robert McChesney makes clear why all of us should be alarmed about the effects of media mergers on the future of American democracy. This is a must reading for anyone who wants to get a quick understanding of this troubling trend.Susan J. Douglas, author ofGrowing Up Female with the Mass Media

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ROBERT W. MCCHESNEY is a research professor in the Institute of Communications Research and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His work concentrates on the history and political economy of communication, emphasizing the role media play in democratic and capitalist societies. While teaching at Wisconsin, he was selected as one of the top 100 classroom teachers on the Madison campus.