An updated edition of the “penetrating study” examining how the current state of mass media
puts our democracy at risk (Noam Chomsky). What happens when a few conglomerates …

Abstract In Communication Revolution—both a sharp and cogent analysis of the history of
media studies and a clarion call for citizen participation—Robert McChesney argues that …

The influence of media on society is unquestioned. Its reach penetrates nearly every corner
of the world and every aspect of life. But it has also been a contested realm, embodying …

The ideal of a neutral, objective press has proven in recent years to be just that—an ideal. In
Governing with the News, Timothy E. Cook goes far beyond the single claim that the press is …

This title was first published in 2000. Offering original insights into the relationship between
media and democratic theory, this volume brings together a renowned collection of …

Remaking Media is a unique and timely reading of the contemporary struggle to
democratize communication. With a focus on activism directed towards challenging and …

The move to a more digital, more mobile, and more platform-dominated media environment
represents a change to the institutions and infrastructures of free expression and a form of …

John Chancellor was upset. Impeccably groomed and spoken, this visual icon of virtually the
entire history of television journalism could hardly contain his distress. Beneath his char …

Media scholars, artists, activists, and journalists discuss how the uses of the emerging"
Social Web" redefine the public sphere and influence mainstream journalism. In an age of …

The third edition of The Dynamics of Political Communication continues its comprehensive
coverage of communication and politics, focusing on problematic issues that bear on the …