The media monopoly / Ben H. Bagdikian ; with a new preface on the internet and communications cartels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bagdikian, Ben H.

Contributor:

ProQuest ebook central.

Lippincott Library Book Endowment Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Economic aspects--United States.

Mass media.

Mass media--Economic aspects.

United States.

Monopolies--United States.

Monopolies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (lvii, 288 pages.)

Edition:

Sixth Beacon paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, 2000.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Since this classic on corporate control of the media was first published in 1997, the number of corporations dominating our media has shrunk from fifty to merely five. Once called "alarmist, " Bagdikian's claims are uncanny and chilling in their accuracyl This much-needed sixth edition follows up on the digital revolution, revealing startling details of a new communications cartel within the United States.

Contents:

pt. 1. Private Ministry of Information. Ch. 1. Endless Chain. Ch. 2. Public Information as Industrial By-Product. Ch. 3. "Won't They Ever Learn?" Ch. 4. From Mythology to Theology. Ch. 5. "Dear Mr. President ..."

pt. 2. High Cost of Free Advertising. Ch. 6. Only the Affluent Need Apply. Ch. 7. Monopoly. Ch. 8. High Cost of Free Lunches. Ch. 9. Dr. Brandreth Has Gone to Harvard. Ch. 10. Democracy and the Media

pt. 3. Mass Media Without Masses. Ch. 11. Mass Media without Masses. Ch. 12. Growing Gap. Ch. 13. To Undo Excess.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-275) and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lippincott Library Book Endowment Fund.

ISBN:

9780807061848

0807061840

Publisher Number:

99985228792

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.