{"product_id":"rich-media-poor-democracy-9780252024481","title":"Rich Media Poor Democracy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArgues that the media, far from providing a bedrock for freedom and democracy, have become a significant antidemocratic force in the United States and, to varying degrees, worldwide. This title addresses the corporate media explosion and the corresponding implosion of public life that characterizes our times.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"McChesney . . . provokes an absolutely necessary discussion on the relationship between the control of information and our hopes for a genuine democracy.\"--Howard Zinn\u003cbr\u003e\"McChesney argues persuasively that whatever journalists' personal politics, the media's dominant ideology is pro-market and business class-biased and rests on the assumption that the news business works just fine. It takes a nonjournalist like McChesney to get the big picture.\"--Russ Baker, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[He] has gone to the heart of the matter. The best stuff in McChesney's book is not just how it happened but what the results are in terms of quality.\"--Molly Ivins","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036808085847,"sku":"9780252024481","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252024481.jpg?v=1750932622","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rich-media-poor-democracy-9780252024481","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}