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The new media monopoly, Ben H. Bagdikian

Label
The new media monopoly, Ben H. Bagdikian
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-282) and index
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
The new media monopoly
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
53215789
Responsibility statement
Ben H. Bagdikian
Summary
Bagdikian offers a survey of the media industry, highlighting issues such as the cost of advertising & the dumbing down of important social issues. It details the trend towards fewer & fewer corporations owning a majority of newspapers, television stations, book publishers & motion picture companies
Table Of Contents
Common media for an uncommon nation -- The big five -- The Internet -- (Not) all the news that's fit to print -- All the news that fits? -- Paper in the digital age -- Rebellion and remedies -- "Won't they ever learn?" -- From mythology to theology -- "Dear Mr. President--" -- Only the affluent need apply -- Dr. Brandreth has gone to Harvard -- Afterword: paradise lost or paradise regained? Social justice in democracy
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