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 xvi
... Today , that political variety among the mainstream media has disappeared . As the country enters the twenty - first century , the news and analyses of progressive ideas and groups are close to absent in the major media . Similarly ...
... Today , that political variety among the mainstream media has disappeared . As the country enters the twenty - first century , the news and analyses of progressive ideas and groups are close to absent in the major media . Similarly ...
Page 189
... today , the country would have 4,600 daily papers instead of 1,700 . Today 43 percent of the U.S. population lives in counties with no local daily paper . If radio licenses were granted on the basis of political and social needs , each ...
... today , the country would have 4,600 daily papers instead of 1,700 . Today 43 percent of the U.S. population lives in counties with no local daily paper . If radio licenses were granted on the basis of political and social needs , each ...
Page 249
... Today , the closest the United States has come to a departure from the two - model image is the public broadcasting network and other nonprofit stations . But they live on the knife - edge of unstable political appropriations and ...
... Today , the closest the United States has come to a departure from the two - model image is the public broadcasting network and other nonprofit stations . But they live on the knife - edge of unstable political appropriations and ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | vii |
Preface to the First Edition | xlviii |
The Endless Chain | 3 |
Copyright | |
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