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Our Media, Not Theirs: The Democratic Struggle Against Corporate Media (Seven Stories' Open Media Book)

by Robert W. McChesney and John Nichols

Our Media, Not Theirs: The Democratic Struggle Against Corporate Media (Seven Stories' Open Media Book) Cover

ISBN13: 9781583225493
ISBN10: 1583225498
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Publisher Comments:

Much of the U.S. media is consolidated in the hands of a few large companies, which results in journalism biased toward the corporate point of view, this book contends. The authors argue for local control, chronicle the rise of grassroots media activism, and conclude with a proposal for meaningful improvement.

Synopsis:

A revised, updated, and expanded edition of McChesney and Nichols's bestselling It's the Media, Stupid! The authors critique the U.S. media system, examine alternatives at work in other countries, and conclude with a proposal for meaningful reform.

Synopsis:

Revised, updated and expanded edition.

About the Author

Heraled as a modern day Thomas Paine and "one of the nation's most important analysts of the media," McChesney has written or edited 8 books, including "Telecommunications, Mass Media, and Democracy" and "Rich Media, Poor Democracy." He's a professor at the University of Illinois and hosts a weekly radio show on WILL-AM.

Product Details

ISBN:
9781583225493
Subtitle:
The Democratic Struggle Against Corporate Media
Foreword:
Ehrenreich, Barbara
Author:
McChesney, Robert
Author:
McChesney, Robert Waterman
Author:
Nichols, John
Author:
Ehrenreich, Barbara
Publisher:
Seven Stories Press
Location:
New York
Subject:
General
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Mass media
Subject:
Communication, international
Subject:
CURRENT EVENTS / Mass Media
Subject:
Mass Media - General
Subject:
Commumication, International
Subject:
Media Studies
Subject:
Mass media -- Political aspects.
Subject:
Mass media -- United States.
Copyright:
Series:
Open Media Book
Series Volume:
7
Publication Date:
July 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
140
Dimensions:
714x502x32 30

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