Rich media, poor democracy
- Date
2003
- Main contributors
Alper, Loretta; Robb, Margo
- Summary
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Argues that journalism has been compromised by the corporate leadership of conglomerates such as Disney, Viacom, and AOL Time Warner to produce a system of news that is high on sensationalism and low on information. Suggests that unless citizen activism can reclaim the commons, this new corporate system will be characterized by a rich media and an ever more impoverished democracy.
- Contributors
McChesney, Robert Waterman, 1952-; Miller, Mark Crispin
- Publisher
Media Education Foundation
- Genre
Documentary films
- Subjects
Broadcasting, Communications; Government, Law, Politics; TV, Film; Government, Law, Politics; Mass media -- Ownership -- United States; Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States; Mass media -- Social aspects -- United States; Mass media -- Objectivity -- United States; Sensationalism in journalism; Democracy -- United States
- Locations
North America; United States; Massachusetts; Northampton
- Collection
Films@UM
- Unit
Distinctive Media Collections
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Terms of Use
Access is restricted to patrons at the University of Maryland.
- Physical Description
30 minutes; color
- Notes
Films @ UM
Access
Access condition: campus-only.
- Other Identifiers
Filename: lms-090504; Fedora 2 PID: umd:77914; Handle Identifier: hdl:1903.1/11199; Catalog Key: alephsys003885142; OCLC: ocn649089280
Access Restrictions
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