Can anyone recommend me some theory-oriented, Marxist writing describing how news media works? Especially regarding things like its relationship to the state or how private ownership influences it. I have already read Parenti. Thanks.
Can anyone recommend me some theory-oriented, Marxist writing describing how news media works? Especially regarding things like its relationship to the state or how private ownership influences it. I have already read Parenti. Thanks.
Here are some books by media analyst, Robert McChesney. I haven’t read all these. He actually died recently and when i found out, I just went and downloaded every book by him i could find R.I.P.
Capitalism in the Information Age: The Political Economy of the Global Communication Revolution
Dollarocracy: How the Money and Media Election Complex is Destroying America
The Death and Life of American Journalism
The Political Economy of Media
Will the Last Reporter Please Turn out the Lights? The Collapse of Journalism and What Can Be Done to Fix it