The Problem of the Media

U.S. Communication Politics in the Twenty-First Century

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Media & the Law
Cover of the book The Problem of the Media by Robert D. McChesney, Monthly Review Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Robert D. McChesney ISBN: 9781583673768
Publisher: Monthly Review Press Publication: March 1, 2004
Imprint: Monthly Review Press Language: English
Author: Robert D. McChesney
ISBN: 9781583673768
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Publication: March 1, 2004
Imprint: Monthly Review Press
Language: English

The symptoms of the crisis of the U.S. media are well-known—a decline in hard news, the growth of info-tainment and advertorials, staff cuts and concentration of ownership, increasing conformity of viewpoint and suppression of genuine debate. McChesney's new book, The Problem of the Media, gets to the roots of this crisis, explains it, and points a way forward for the growing media reform movement.

Moving consistently from critique to action, the book explores the political economy of the media, illuminating its major flashpoints and controversies by locating them in the political economy of U.S. capitalism. It deals with issues such as the declining quality of journalism, the question of bias, the weakness of the public broadcasting sector, and the limits and possibilities of antitrust legislation in regulating the media. It points out the ways in which the existing media system has become a threat to democracy, and shows how it could be made to serve the interests of the majority.

McChesney's Rich Media, Poor Democracy was hailed as a pioneering analysis of the way in which media had come to serve the interests of corporate profit rather than public enlightenment and debate. Bill Moyers commented, "If Thomas Paine were around, he would have written this book." The Problem of the Media is certain to be a landmark in media studies, a vital resource for media activism, and essential reading for concerned scholars and citizens everywhere.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

The symptoms of the crisis of the U.S. media are well-known—a decline in hard news, the growth of info-tainment and advertorials, staff cuts and concentration of ownership, increasing conformity of viewpoint and suppression of genuine debate. McChesney's new book, The Problem of the Media, gets to the roots of this crisis, explains it, and points a way forward for the growing media reform movement.

Moving consistently from critique to action, the book explores the political economy of the media, illuminating its major flashpoints and controversies by locating them in the political economy of U.S. capitalism. It deals with issues such as the declining quality of journalism, the question of bias, the weakness of the public broadcasting sector, and the limits and possibilities of antitrust legislation in regulating the media. It points out the ways in which the existing media system has become a threat to democracy, and shows how it could be made to serve the interests of the majority.

McChesney's Rich Media, Poor Democracy was hailed as a pioneering analysis of the way in which media had come to serve the interests of corporate profit rather than public enlightenment and debate. Bill Moyers commented, "If Thomas Paine were around, he would have written this book." The Problem of the Media is certain to be a landmark in media studies, a vital resource for media activism, and essential reading for concerned scholars and citizens everywhere.

More books from Monthly Review Press

Cover of the book The Economic War Against Cuba by Robert D. McChesney
Cover of the book Trump in the White House by Robert D. McChesney
Cover of the book From Commune to Capitalism by Robert D. McChesney
Cover of the book A Hidden History of the Cuban Revolution by Robert D. McChesney
Cover of the book Mexico’s Revolution Then and Now by Robert D. McChesney
Cover of the book The ABCs of the Economic Crisis by Robert D. McChesney
Cover of the book What Every Environmentalist Needs to Know About Capitalism by Robert D. McChesney
Cover of the book Marxs Ecology by Robert D. McChesney
Cover of the book The God Market by Robert D. McChesney
Cover of the book Monopoly Capital by Robert D. McChesney
Cover of the book Karl Marx’s Theory of Revolution Vol. II by Robert D. McChesney
Cover of the book America's Education Deficit and the War on Youth by Robert D. McChesney
Cover of the book America's Addiction to Terrorism by Robert D. McChesney
Cover of the book Creating an Ecological Society by Robert D. McChesney
Cover of the book Days and Nights by Robert D. McChesney
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy