The Media MonopolySince this classic on corporate control of the media was first published in 1997, the number of corporations dominating our media has shrunk from fifty to merely five. Once called "alarmist," Bagdikian's claims are uncanny and chilling in their accuracyl This much-needed sixth edition follows up on the digital revolution, revealing startling details of a new communications cartel within the United States. |
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Page 43
... Hearst and Luce interviewed the obscure preacher and de- cided he was worthy of their support . Billy Graham became an almost instantaneous national and , later , international figure preaching anticommunism . In late 1949 Hearst sent a ...
... Hearst and Luce interviewed the obscure preacher and de- cided he was worthy of their support . Billy Graham became an almost instantaneous national and , later , international figure preaching anticommunism . In late 1949 Hearst sent a ...
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... Hearst had exclusive and authoritative information on the falsity of a dec- laration that was to paralyze American politics for five years . He did not put it in the news . Instead , he formed a cadre of Hearst journalists and ...
... Hearst had exclusive and authoritative information on the falsity of a dec- laration that was to paralyze American politics for five years . He did not put it in the news . Instead , he formed a cadre of Hearst journalists and ...
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... Hearst executive issued a threat he was not speaking merely with the power of the one Hearst paper needing the favor . Nixon knew he was dealing with seven chains that owned seventy - four daily newspapers with forty mil- lion ...
... Hearst executive issued a threat he was not speaking merely with the power of the one Hearst paper needing the favor . Nixon knew he was dealing with seven chains that owned seventy - four daily newspapers with forty mil- lion ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | vii |
Preface to the First Edition | xlviii |
The Endless Chain | 3 |
Copyright | |
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