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Conglomerates and the Media

3.7/5 ( ratings)

What are the effects of increasing conglomerate ownership on the creation and dissemination of news and culture? These nine essays by leading media insiders and critics take probing, critical looks at the dramatic changes of recent years.

Opening with a fascinating overview of radio and television history by Erik Barnouw, the “dean of American media critics,” the first part of the book features longtime media insiders such as Richard M. Cohen and Gene Roberts , writing candidly on the effects of increasing profit expectations in the newsroom. In the second part of the book, prominent media analysts, such as Mark Crispin Miller , Thomas Schatz , David Lieberman , and Patricia Aufderheide , discuss the dumbing-down of the publishing industry, the transformation of Hollywood, the increasing importance of merchandising and foreign rights in all media, and the false promise of the digital age. Finally, Thomas Frank examines advertising and the possibility of resistance to conglomerate control of the media.

Language: English

Pages: 208

Format: Paperback

Publisher: The New Press

Release: September 01, 1998

ISBN: 1565844726

ISBN 13: 9781565844728

Conglomerates and the Media

3.7/5 ( ratings)

What are the effects of increasing conglomerate ownership on the creation and dissemination of news and culture? These nine essays by leading media insiders and critics take probing, critical looks at the dramatic changes of recent years.

Opening with a fascinating overview of radio and television history by Erik Barnouw, the “dean of American media critics,” the first part of the book features longtime media insiders such as Richard M. Cohen and Gene Roberts , writing candidly on the effects of increasing profit expectations in the newsroom. In the second part of the book, prominent media analysts, such as Mark Crispin Miller , Thomas Schatz , David Lieberman , and Patricia Aufderheide , discuss the dumbing-down of the publishing industry, the transformation of Hollywood, the increasing importance of merchandising and foreign rights in all media, and the false promise of the digital age. Finally, Thomas Frank examines advertising and the possibility of resistance to conglomerate control of the media.

Language: English

Pages: 208

Format: Paperback

Publisher: The New Press

Release: September 01, 1998

ISBN: 1565844726

ISBN 13: 9781565844728

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