The Media MonopolyWhen the first edition of this text was published in 1983, critics called Bagdikian's warnings about the effects of corporate ownership and mass advertising on the nation's news as alarmist. Since then many of Bagdikian's predictions about corporate ownership of the mass media have come true. This edition documents the continuing decline of firms dominating the production of newspapers, magazines, books, television and movies in the USA. It discusses the emerging corporate control of alternative media outlets such as cable television and video cassettes, and examines how the recession and corporate takeovers affected news reporting in the 80s. |
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CONTENTS | vii |
Preface to the First Edition | xxxix |
The Endless Chain | 3 |
Copyright | |
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