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 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1. POLITICAL PROBLEM, POLITICAL SOLUTIONS; Media, Markets, and Policies; U.S. Media System Not ""Naturally"" Profit Driven; Subsidizing the Press; The Rise of Broadcasting; The Neoliberal Period; 2. UNDERSTANDING U.S. JOURNALISM I: CORPORATE CONTROL AND PROFESSIONALISM; Journalism's Great Crisis; Rise of Professional Journalism; Limitations of Professional Journalism; The Commercialization of Journalism; Covering the Corporate Scandal; 3. UNDERSTANDING U.S. JOURNALISM II: RIGHT-WING CRITICISM AND POLITICAL COVERAGE; Conservative Critique of the ""Liberal Media""
- Right-Wing Political Campaign against the MediaPartisan Coverage in Peace and War; Journalism's Litmus Test: Election Coverage; Missing the Story-From DC to Florida; 4. THE AGE OF HYPER-COMMERCIALISM; Rise of Advertising; Hyper-Commercialism and Media; The Crumbling Wall; Hyper-Commercialism's New Frontiers; Advertising and Policy; 5. THE MARKET ÜBER ALLES; Is the Media System a Competitive Market?; Conglomeration and Synergy; Is the Market Appropriate to Regulate Media?; Creativity versus Commerce in the Conglomerate Era; So Do Commercial Media Give People What They Want?
- The Case for the Status Quo6. MEDIA POLICIES AND MEDIA REFORM; Technology and the Internet; Policy Making in the Internet Era; Media Ownership Policies; Media and Antitrust Law; Public Broadcasting, Yesterday and Today; Invigorating Public Media; 7. THE UPRISING OF 2003; Media Reform Movement Comes to Life; Powell and Copps Take the Stage; Beltway Opposition Stiffens; Powell's Three Arguments; Opposition Grows Beyond the Beltway; Left and Right Unite; From FCC to Congress; Trench Warfare; Epilogue: The Hardest Battle Has Been Won; NOTES; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P
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