Rich media, poor democracy [videorecording] /
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Visual materialPublisher: Northampton, MA : Media Education Foundation, 2003.Description: 1 x DVD : sd., col. ; 30 mins.ISBN: 1-893521-82-6Subject(s): Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States | Mass media -- Ownership -- United States | Mass media -- Social aspects -- United States | Democracy -- United States| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| DVD | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 791.45 RI CH (Browse shelf) | Available | T0027977 |
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| 791.45 PU RI The Purity myth | 791.45 RE AR Rear window | 791.45 RE MO Remote control children, media consumption & the changing American family / | 791.45 RI CH Rich media, poor democracy | 791.45 SA HA Sahara | 791.45 SE CR Secrets of the Virgin Queen | 791.45 SE CR The Secret |
Demonstrates how journalism has been compromised by the corporate bosses 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. They suggest that unless citizen activism can reclaim the commons, this new corporate system will be characterized by a rich media and an ever impoverished poor democracy.
Notes: Originally released as a documentary film in 2003. Special features: Myth of the liberal media -- The fox guarding the henhouse -- A classic case of corporate journalism -- This ad was paid for by -- Hands off my mouse -- There are alternatives.
Credits: Camera, Kelly Garner, Josh Silver ; editor, Jeremy Smith ; music, Thom Monahan.
Performer(s): Featuring Robert McChesney, with Mark Crispin Miller.
Contents: pt. 1. Media ownership -- pt. 2. Journalism & democracy. pt. 1. Media ownership. Who is Sumner Redstone & why should we care? ; Who gave the airways away? ; Welcome to the revolution? -- pt. 2. Journalism & democracy. But what about the First Amendment? ; What happened to the news?