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THE PROBLEM OF THE MEDIA
U.S. COMMUNICATION POLITICS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY |
| By: |
Robert McChesney |
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Paperback |
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£14.95 |
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£12.33 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1583671056 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781583671054 |
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| Publisher: |
MONTHLY REVIEW PRESS,U.S. |
| Pub. date: |
1 March, 2004 |
| Pages: |
367 |
| Description: |
Media analyst McChesney (communication, U. of Illinois-Urbana Champaign) deconstructs how the media system works in the US so that citizens can see it isn't so mysterious and be inspired to take a role in reshaping the flawed policies that the system is built on. McChesney argues that the increasing |
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The symptoms of the crisis of the U.S. media are well-known - a decline in hard news, the growth of info-tainment and advertorials, staff cuts and concentration of ownership, increasing conformity of viewpoint and suppression of genuine debate. McChesney's new book, The Problem of the Media, gets to the roots of this crisis, explains it, and points a way forward for the growing media reform movement. |
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US |
| Imprint: |
Monthly Review Press,U.S. |
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