The Problem of the Media: U.S. Communication Politics in the Twenty-First CenturyThe 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. |
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Contents
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RIGHTWING CRITICISM AND POLITICAL COVERAGE | 98 |
4 THE AGE OF HYPERCOMMERCIALISM | 138 |
5 THE MARKET ÜBER ALLES | 175 |
6 MEDIA POLICIES AND MEDIA REFORM | 210 |
7 THE UPRISING OF 2003 | 252 |
The Hardest Battle Has Been Won | 295 |
NOTES | 298 |
INDEX | 352 |