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 205
... politics , even sympathetic corporate politics , was mod- erated to prevent alienation of a new generation of affluent read- ers . Newspapers began carrying a variety of political columns , but none , right or left , strayed very far ...
... politics , even sympathetic corporate politics , was mod- erated to prevent alienation of a new generation of affluent read- ers . Newspapers began carrying a variety of political columns , but none , right or left , strayed very far ...
Page 206
... politics . In an inevitable circle of indifference , this leaves most citizens without a sense of involve- ment in the news . Political news becomes personal melodrama carefully strained of explicit political and social significance ...
... politics . In an inevitable circle of indifference , this leaves most citizens without a sense of involve- ment in the news . Political news becomes personal melodrama carefully strained of explicit political and social significance ...
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... Political power . See Power , political Political process , and major media , 192 , 216-22 Political scientists , view of mass media by , lv Political system , impact of media on , 188-92 Politicians . See Leaders Politics : American ...
... Political power . See Power , political Political process , and major media , 192 , 216-22 Political scientists , view of mass media by , lv Political system , impact of media on , 188-92 Politicians . See Leaders Politics : American ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | vii |
Preface to the First Edition | xlviii |
The Endless Chain | 3 |
Copyright | |
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