The problem of the media U.S. communication politics in the twenty-first century
The symptoms of the crisis of the U.S. media are well-known-a decline in hard news, the growth of info-tainment and advertorials, staff cuts and concentration of ownership, increasing conformity of viewpoint and suppression of genuine debate. McChesney's new book, The Problem of the Media , get...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Monthly Review Press
c2004.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798263606719 |
| Sumario: | The symptoms of the crisis of the U.S. media are well-known-a decline in hard news, the growth of info-tainment and advertorials, staff cuts and concentration of ownership, increasing conformity of viewpoint and suppression of genuine debate. McChesney's new book, The Problem of the Media , gets to the roots of this crisis, explains it, and points a way forward for the growing media reform movement. Moving consistently from critique to action, the book explores the political economy of the media, illuminating its major flashpoints and controversies by locating them in the political economy of |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (368 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 298-351) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781583673768 9781583673775 |
