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Rich Media, Poor Democracy

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http://www.mediaed.orgIf a key indicator of the health of a democracy is the state of its journalism, the United States is in deep trouble. In Rich Media, Poor Democracy, Robert McChesney lays the blame for this state of affairs squarely at the doors of the corporate boardrooms of big media, which far from delivering on their promises of more choice and more diversity, have organized a system characterized by a lack of competition, homogenization of opinion and formulaic programming.Through numerous examples, McChesney, and media scholar, Mark Crispin Miller, demonstrate how journalism has been compromised by the corporate bosses of conglomerates such as Disney, Sony, Viacom, News Corp, and AOL Time Warner to produce a system of news that is high on sensationalism and low on information. They suggest that unless citizen activism can reclaim the commons, this new corporate system will be characterized by a rich media and an ever impoverished, poor democracy.

Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: ChallengingMedia

Length: 05:27
Rating: 4.964497
Views: 49880

Tags: MEF  Media  Education  Literacy  Critical  Mass  Industry  Educational  Sut  Jhally  Robert  McChesney  Journalism  Activism  

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1055555grace (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
right.
SpringBreak009 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
True
mikesbodypolitic (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
If you want the scholarly breakdown of how this all works check out noam chomsky's manufacturing consent, and you'll see quantitatively and comprehensively how this works. The freest societies in the world have the most sophisticated media, (ie propaganda) because with freedom you can't use violence to control, you have to control people's thoughts.
BurnsideStudios08 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I can I join
alxgraham (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I'm BUILDING a democrazy.
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nameofthepen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The media has sunk much further than just becoming "puff entertainment". It has become weaponized, and is a valuable tool of the military-industrial complex to confuse and misinform, to spread propaganda, and to manufacture consent for their crimes against humanity.Google CNN+PSYOPS for a start.
virgy45 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Deep, deep trouble, Friends.
SterlingSadler (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
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