The new media monopoly
by Ben H. Bagdikian · first published 2003
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They cite Ben Bagdikian the writer of "The New Media Monopoly" a decent book exposing the relationships between advertisers and media companies albeit his liberal perspective makes him incapable of realizing that this is inherent to the capitalist mode of production…
on “The founders of Google about why ads kill search quality” ↗…corporations controlled the vast majority of all news media in the U.S. At the time, Ben Bagdikian was called "alarmist" for pointing this out [..] In 2004, Bagdikian's revised and expanded book, The New Media Monopoly, shows that only 5 huge corporations -- Time Warner, Disney, Murdoch's News Corporation, Bertelsmann of Germany, and Viacom (formerly CBS) -- now control most of the media industry in the U.S. General…
on “JRE Missing (Rogan episodes removed by Spotify)” ↗Ben Bagdikian called. He wants his truth back. http://www.amazon.com/New-Media-Monopoly-Completely-Chapters...
on “SOPA-Supporting News Outlets Aren't Covering SOPA” ↗…to make it happen... and thus was the origin story of a legendary critic of the media who is more famous for https://www.amazon.com/effete-conspiracy-other-crimes-press/... and https://www.amazon.com/New-Media-Monopoly-Completely-Chapter...)
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