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Author:

McChesney, Robert Waterman, 1952- author.

Title:

Rich media, poor democracy : communication politics in dubious times / Robert W. McChesney, with a new preface by the author.

Publisher:

The New Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

lix, 434 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Mass media--Political aspects--United States.
Mass media--Social aspects--United States.
Democracy--United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-399) and index.

Contents:

Conclusion: the U.S left and media politics. U.S. media at the dawn of the twenty first century -- The media system goes global -- Will the internet set us free? -- History -- Educators and the battle for control of U.S broadcasting -- Public broadcasting the past, present, and future -- The new theology of the first amendment: class privelege over Democracy -- Conclusion: the U.S left and media politics.

Summary:

Argues that mass media has become a major anti-democratic force in the United States and worldwide.

ISBN:

1565849752 (pbk.)
9781565849754 (pbk.)

Locations:

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)