The crisis of the cultural environment [videorecording] : media & democracy in the 21st century / Media Education Foundation ; produced & directed by Sut Jhally.
Presenters: George Gerbner, Michael Morgan. Previously released on videocassette in 1997.
Contents:
57 channels & nothing on -- Who will control the 500 channels? -- Global expansion -- Public funded television: an alternative -- Taxation without representation: the commercial funding of TV -- The V-chip: the fox guarding the chicken coop -- Democracy in a media age -- Don't agonize: organize.
Summary:
Dr. George Gerbner delivers a stinging indictment of the way the information superhighway is being constructed. He shows the ineffectual nature of our present responses to the urgent crisis of the media. He urges the citizens of the world to struggle for democratic principles in the cultural environment.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.