Corporate Media and the Threat to Democracy: Open Media Series

Author: Robert Waterman McChesney
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Category: Journalistic Style Guides, Media Studies, Politics & Government, Political Structures: Democracy, Central Government Policies, Civil Rights & Citizenship, Freedom Of Information & Freedom Of Speech
Book Format: Paperback

The tremendous growth of the so-called information superhighway has opened countless new channels for media, but only a very few opportunities for control of these channels. In this book, the author of Telecommunications, Mass Media, and Democracy traces the emergence of the global media monopoly, describes what the main players are up to, and details how the Internet is being brought under their control.

About Robert W McChesney
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.

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SKU BK-9781888363470
Barcode # 9781888363470
Brand Seven Stories Press
Artist / Author Robert Waterman McChesney
Shipping Weight 0.3600kg
Shipping Width 0.109m
Shipping Height 0.050m
Shipping Length 0.173m
Assembled Length 10.900m
Assembled Height 17.300m
Assembled Width 50.000m
Type Paperback

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