Political Economy of Media Enduring Issues, Emerging Dilemmas

Name: Political Economy of Media Enduring Issues, Emerging Dilemmas
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ISBN: 9781583671610

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Edition: 2008

Authors: Robert W. McChesney

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The influence of media on society is unquestioned. Its reach penetrates nearly every corner of the world and every aspect of life. But it has also been a contested realm, embodying class politics and the interests of monopoly capital. In The Political Economy of Media, one of the foremost media critics of our time, Robert W. McChesney, provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic and political powers that are being mobilized to consolidate private control of media with increasing profit all at the expense of democracy. In this elegant and lucid collection, McChesney examines the monopolistic competition that has created a global media that is ever more concentrated and centralized.…

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List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Publication date: 5/1/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 588
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.716
Language: English



Preface


Introduction



Journalism



The Problem of Journalism



A Century of Radical Media Criticism in the United States



Upton Sinclair and the Contradictions of Capitalist Journalism



Telling the Truth at a Moment of Truth: U.S. News Media and the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq



How to Think About Journalism: Looking Backward, Going Forward



Critical Studies



The Battle for the U.S. Airwaves, 1928-1935



The Payne Fund and Radio Broadcasting, 1928-1935



Media Made Sport: A History of Sports Coverage in the United States



Public Broadcasting in the Age of Communication Revolution



The New Theology of the First Amendment: Class Privilege Over Democracy



The Commercial Tidal Wave



Noam Chomsky and the Struggle Against Neoliberalism



The New Economy: Myth and Reality



The Political Economy of International Communications



Politics and Media Reform



Off-Limits: An Inquiry into the Lack of Debate Over the Ownership, Structure, and Control of the Media in U.S. Political Life



The Internet and U.S. Communication Policymaking in Historical and Critical Perspective



U.S. Left and Media Politics



Global Media and Its Discontents



Theses on Media Deregulation



Rich Media, Poor Democracy: Communication Politics in Dubious Times



The Case for U.S. Public Broadcasting and Implications for Philanthropists



The Escalating War Against Corporate Media



The U.S. Media Reform Movement Going Forward


Notes


Index