The political economy of media : enduring issues, emerging dilemmas / Robert W. McChesney.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McChesney, Robert Waterman, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Political aspects.

Mass media--Economic aspects.

Mass media--Social aspects.

Journalism--Political aspects.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

589 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Monthly Review Press, [2008]

Summary:

More than any other work, The Political Economy of Media demonstrates the incompatibility of the corporate media system with a viable democratic public sphere, and the corrupt policymaking process that brings the system into existence. Among the most acclaimed communication scholars in the world, Robert W. McChesney has brought together all the major themes of his two decades of research. Rich in detail, evidence, and thoughtful arguments, The Political Economy of Media provides a comprehensive critique of the degradation of journalism, the hyper-commercialization of culture, the Internet, and the emergence of the contemporary media reform movement. The Political Economy of Media is mandatory reading for anyone wishing to understand and change media, and the political economy, in the world today.

Contents:

I Journalism 23

1 The Problem of Journalism 25

2 A Century of Radical Media Criticism in the United States 67

3 Upton Sinclair and the Contradictions of Capitalist Journalism 83

4 Telling the Truth at a Moment of Truth: U.S. News Media and the Invasion and Occupation of Iraq 97

5 How to Think About Journalism: Looking Backward, Going Forward 117

II Critical Studies 155

6 The Battle for the U.S. Airwaves, 1928-1935 157

7 The Payne Fund and Radio Broadcasting, 1928-1935 181

8 Media Made Sport: A History of Sports Coverage in the United States 213

9 Public Broadcasting in the Age of Communication Revolution 233

10 The New Theology of the First Amendment: Class Privilege Over Democracy 249

11 The Commercial Tidal Wave 265

12 Noam Chomsky and the Struggle Against Neoliberalism 283

13 The New Economy: Myth and Reality 291

14 The Political Economy of International Communications 305

III Politics and Media Reform 339

15 Off-Limits: An Inquiry into the Lack of Debate Over the Ownership, Structure, and Control of the Media in U.S. Political Life 341

16 The Internet and U.S. Communication Policymaking in Historical and Critical Perspective 355

17 U.S. Left and Media Politics 383

18 Global Media and Its Discontents 393

19 Theses on Media Deregulation

20 Rich Media, Poor Democracy: Communication Politics in Dubious Times 425

21 The Case for U.S. Public Broadcasting and Implications for Philanthropists 445

22 The Escalating War Against Corporate Media 461

23 The U.S. Media Reform Movement Going Forward 491.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781583671610

1583671617

OCLC:

154759475