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 181
... journalists had evidence that McCarthy's statements were lies or clever dis- tortions , some of it in the private admissions of the senator him- self during his jocular drinking bouts with journalists and editors . But most journalistic ...
... journalists had evidence that McCarthy's statements were lies or clever dis- tortions , some of it in the private admissions of the senator him- self during his jocular drinking bouts with journalists and editors . But most journalistic ...
Page 233
... journalists , through their editor , become less responsible for the integrity of the news and more for the profitability of the whole enterprise . That is not journalism . It is advertising and marketing . Combining journalism with ...
... journalists , through their editor , become less responsible for the integrity of the news and more for the profitability of the whole enterprise . That is not journalism . It is advertising and marketing . Combining journalism with ...
Page 234
... journalistic standards . Con- temporary newspaper journalists almost universally condemn sloppy reporting , blatant personal bias , lazy collection of infor- mation , and clumsy writing . They are as interested in their incomes as any ...
... journalistic standards . Con- temporary newspaper journalists almost universally condemn sloppy reporting , blatant personal bias , lazy collection of infor- mation , and clumsy writing . They are as interested in their incomes as any ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | vii |
Preface to the First Edition | xlviii |
The Endless Chain | 3 |
Copyright | |
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