Rich Media, Poor Democracy
First published to great acclaim in 2000, Rich Media, Poor Democracy is Robert W. McChesneyas magnum opus. Called a arich, penetrating studya by Noam Chomsky, the book is a meticulously researched exposition of how U.S. media and communication empires are threatening effective democratic governance. What happens when a few conglomerates dominate all major aspects of mass media, from newspapers and magazines to radio and broadcast television? Since the publication of this prescient work, which won Harvardas Goldsmith Book Prize and the Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award, the concentration of media power and the resultant ahypercommercialization of culturea has only intensified. McChesney lays out his vision for what a truly democratic society might look like, offering compelling suggestions for how the media can be reformed as part of a broader program of democratic renewal. Rich Media, Poor Democracy remains as vital and insightful as ever and continues to serve as an important resource for researchers, students, and anyone who has a stake in the transformation of our digital commons. This new edition includes a major new preface by McChesney, where he offers both a history of the transformation in media since the book first appeared; a sweeping account of the organized efforts to reform the media system; and the ongoing threats to our democracy as journalism has continued its sharp decline.shows on network TV in fall 1998. The four studios which also own TV networks produced twentynine of the programs.31 Fox supplied over 40 percent of its 1998 ... Its Home Improvement show is a big hit on its ABC television network.
| Title | : | Rich Media, Poor Democracy |
| Author | : | Robert W. McChesney |
| Publisher | : | New Press, The - 2015-06-02 |
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