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Rich Media, Poor Democracy



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If a key indicator of the health of a democracy is the state of its journalism, the United States is in deep trouble. In Rich Media, Poor Democracy, Robert McChesney lays the blame for this state of affairs squarely at the doors of the corporate boardrooms of big media, which far from delivering on their promises of more choice and more diversity, have organized a system characterized by a lack of competition, homogenization of opinion and formulaic programming.
Through numerous examples, McChesney, and media scholar, Mark Crispin Miller, demonstrate how journalism has been compromised by the corporate bosses of conglomerates such as Disney, Sony, Viacom, News Corp, 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.


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We are all idiots.. ... ( 9 months ago by legemmr)
We are all idiots.. in one dedicated way or another.. :D
true, all humans ... ( 8 months ago by eligarf)
true, all humans are part idiot; but we all have some genius as well.
The United States ... ( 8 months ago by neothomist1275)
The United States is a corporation. The United States is not a country. America has no national government.
There is a nuclear ... ( 8 months ago by itsacorporatething)
There is a nuclear threat: the United States Israel, Russia, India, Pakistan, China. The threat is real but the finger is pointed in the wrong direction.
I'm as MAD as Hell ... ( 8 months ago by doford)
I'm as MAD as Hell and I'm not going to take this anymore! I'm as MAD as HELL and I'm not going to take this anymore! I'm as MAD and HELL and I am NOT going to take the ANYMORE!
If the media is so ... ( 7 months ago by JRBeaman)
If the media is so rich, then why are they promoting democracy?
Explaining the disaster that a Democracy can become, Karl Marx, known as the 'Father of Communism' and himself a student of political science, stated: 'Democracy is a form of government that cannot long survive, for as soon as the people learn that they have a voice in the fiscal policies of the government, they will move to vote for themselves all the money in the treasury and bankrupt the nation.'
They aren't ... ( 7 months ago by Psycarne)
They aren't promoting democracy. That's the point.
Uh, and the title ... ( 7 months ago by JRBeaman)
Uh, and the title of this video is..... ???
Psycarne: "They ... ( 7 months ago by JRBeaman)
Psycarne: "They aren't promoting democracy. That's the point. "
Uh you must not be listening to the media. Every day I hear us being described as a "democracy" and "makeing the world safe for democracy." Either you arn't paying attention, or the media has done its job more thoroughly in it's brainwashing of you such that you don't notice the lies any more.
as an american... ... ( 7 months ago by julesrulesny)
as an american... very well said! Our country is controlled by corporations. the average citizan can donate no more than $2k to a candidate, the average corporation..whatever they want. Which in turns buys media coverage. Why should we believe our media? just b/c we have freedom of speech? Whether from the media itself, or politicians, countless times we find out we've been lied to later. American media is flooded with opinionated broadcasts where the decision has already been made.
America has done ... ( 7 months ago by julesrulesny)
America has done some horrible things all in the interests of National Security! Latin America has been destroyed again and again b/c we have gone in there to overthrow governments. Just b/c we are told Chavez is a bad man, we believe it. where's the evidence? Other than him staying in power.
Does anyone know that Bush is developing 2 new NUCLEAR weapons?? But, he has the right to say to Iran NOT to develop new weapons? what kind of diplomatic policy is that??? It's disgusting.
America has done ... ( 7 months ago by julesrulesny)
America has done some horrible things all in the interests of National Security! Latin America has been destroyed again and again b/c we have gone in there to overthrow governments. Just b/c we are told Chavez is a bad man, we believe it. where's the evidence? Other than him staying in power.
Does anyone know that Bush is developing 2 new NUCLEAR weapons?? But, he has the right to say to Iran NOT to develop new weapons? what kind of diplomatic policy is that??? It's disgusting.
America has done ... ( 7 months ago by julesrulesny)
America has done some horrible things all in the interests of National Security! Latin America has been destroyed again and again b/c we have gone in there to overthrow governments. Just b/c we are told Chavez is a bad man, we believe it. where's the evidence? Other than him staying in power.
Does anyone know that Bush is developing 2 new NUCLEAR weapons?? But, he has the right to say to Iran NOT to develop new weapons? what kind of diplomatic policy is that??? It's disgusting.
i think that this ... ( 5 months ago by vourdou)
i think that this is bigger than america .
i think that pinky and brain finaly had a plan and look like its working.
The mistake most ... ( 4 months ago by popecorkyxxiv)
The mistake most people make is thinking we live in a Democracy, we don't. We live in a Hegemonic Plutocratic Oligarchy, which means, We the People 'choose' which members of the socio/economic elite class rule us. If we lived in a Democracy ANYONE could effectivly run for office, in reality only the top tier has the influence and funds to run. We do not choose WHO we vote for, we select from the options provided. This is not Democracy, it is Oligarchy, we do not rule, for we are ruled.
No form of ... ( 4 months ago by popecorkyxxiv)
No form of Representative government is capable of true Democracy, especially in a Free market economy where money talks loader than people. Ruling classism is nearly unavoidable in any governing system, we need to learn to harness that fact to our advantage. A Technocracy for example has a ruling class of the Intellectual elite, a system where those who rule are those who are best suited to do the job, as opposed to those that have the most money/friends.
The people at the ... ( 4 months ago by socalord1)
The people at the top don't realize is that history will always repeat itself. The people or the very few who say enough is enough are the revolutionaries of the world
If you want to ... ( 2 months ago by SerbDav)
If you want to increase you current political knowledge check out on youtube the Czech documentary STOLEN KOSOVO for the truth concerning this issue!!! Kosovo je Srbija
personally i think ... ( 2 months ago by oo446611)
personally i think America should be barred from owning nukes until they get that madman out of office , think the policeman of the world has become the bully of the world overdose of power the cause
I been trying to ... ( 1 month ago by sereno093088)
I been trying to explain to people how big corporations affect us, and they think i am crazy. I tell them how they all focused on little things like welfare when big corporations steal millions compared to these other individuals whom steal from welfare. and all they say it's their profit.
yeah yeah, it seems ... ( 1 month ago by goatstone)
yeah yeah, it seems that these issues are symptoms of a psychological problem that most americans have, they want federalism but aren't sure why. communal purpose alludes us, and the vaccum sucks in corporate purpose which is selfish to a fault, because the corporation also lacks purpose, everyone is just trying to survive and buy martinis and trips to the bahamas, Bullshit! at least stand for something eh? at least say, "i will die for this!" and then follow through! that's all i ask.
Wow that is amazing ... ( 3 weeks ago by 4770set)
Wow that is amazing and scarey , I want to hear more!
"1-person 1-vote" ... ( 2 weeks ago by kinvicchah)
"1-person 1-vote" is the problem. It is the same old political ideas with different people. People suffer more and more, corruption and embezzlement is on the rise and the gap between the minority rich and the majority poor keeps on widening. I think the democratic reform idea that says: "the more you earn, the less your vote counts and vice versa" is the best for now. It is called VOTE SIZING and I recommend everyone to find out about this.
Darfur has killed ... ( 3 days ago by jimiydoorshamelech)
Darfur has killed 400,000 in less than 5 years, not to mention the countless women left alive and gangraped by govt sponsored militia
Israel-less than 5,000 in the last 10 years, and by far the bloodiest 10 years of Israels existence since the declaration of the 2nd intifada, bloody war declared by Palestinains after Israel offered them E Jerusalem W Bank and Gaza, and they refused



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