The Media MonopolySince this classic on corporate control of the media was first published in 1997, the number of corporations dominating our media has shrunk from fifty to merely five. Once called "alarmist," Bagdikian's claims are uncanny and chilling in their accuracyl This much-needed sixth edition follows up on the digital revolution, revealing startling details of a new communications cartel within the United States. |
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Page 68
... Gannett Com- pany , Inc. is an outstanding contemporary performer of the ancient rite of creating self - serving ... Frank E. Gannett . He was tall , big - jowled , and genial , he never drank or smoked and only in extremis would utter ...
... Gannett Com- pany , Inc. is an outstanding contemporary performer of the ancient rite of creating self - serving ... Frank E. Gannett . He was tall , big - jowled , and genial , he never drank or smoked and only in extremis would utter ...
Page 69
... Gannett newspaper properties . The word must not appear in the paper . It must not be voiced . If outsiders were so ... Frank Gannett's nineteen papers to the Frank E. Gannett News- paper Foundation , whose self - perpetuating directors ...
... Gannett newspaper properties . The word must not appear in the paper . It must not be voiced . If outsiders were so ... Frank Gannett's nineteen papers to the Frank E. Gannett News- paper Foundation , whose self - perpetuating directors ...
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... Gannett officials talking to his superiors tried to make him " look absurd from all standpoints , from our decision ... Frank E. Gannett Building ) being trained to break a possible strike by Gannett's union printers . An alternative ...
... Gannett officials talking to his superiors tried to make him " look absurd from all standpoints , from our decision ... Frank E. Gannett Building ) being trained to break a possible strike by Gannett's union printers . An alternative ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | vii |
Preface to the First Edition | xlviii |
The Endless Chain | 3 |
Copyright | |
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