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First published to great acclaim in 2000, __Rich Media, Poor Democracy__ is Robert W. McChesney’s magnum opus. Called a rich, penetrating study” by Noam Chomsky, the book is a meticulously researched exposition of how U.S. media and communication empires are threatening effective democratic governance. What happens when a few conglomerates dominate all major aspects of mass media, from newspapers and magazines to radio and broadcast television? Since the publication of this prescient work, which won Harvard’s Goldsmith Book Prize and the Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award, the concentration of media power and the resultant hypercommercialization of culture” has only intensified.McChesney lays out his vision for what a truly democratic society might look like, offering compelling suggestions for how the media can be reformed as part of a broader program of democratic renewal. __Rich Media, Poor Democracy__ remains as vital and insightful as ever and continues to serve as an important resource for researchers, students, and anyone who has a stake in the transformation of our digital commons.This new edition includes a major new preface by McChesney, where he offers both a history of th

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Author

Robert W. McChesney, Robert Waterman McChesney

Publisher

The New Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781565846340

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Political Science, Science, Language Learning