Bagdikian, Ben H. 1920-2016

The new media monopoly / Ben H. Bagdikian. - Boston : Beacon Press, c2004. - xix, 299 pages ; 22 cm.

"A completely revised and updated edition of the best-selling classic The media monopoly"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 266-282) and index.

Common media for an uncommon nation
The big five
The Internet
(Not) all the news that's fit to print
All the news that fits?
Paper in the digital age
Rebellion and remedies
"Won't they ever learn?"
From mythology to theology
"Dear Mr. President
"
Only the affluent need apply
Dr. Brandreth has gone to Harvard
Afterword: paradise lost or paradise regained? Social justice in democracy

Bagdikian offers a survey of the media industry, highlighting issues such as the cost of advertising & the dumbing down of important social issues. It details the trend towards fewer & fewer corporations owning a majority of newspapers, television stations, book publishers & motion picture companies

0807061875 (alk. paper) 9780807061879


Mass media--Ownership.
Medios de comunicación --Aspectos económicos
Monopolios --Estados Unidos

P 96 / B144n 2004

338.4/730223/0973