Welcome to Havana, Mr Corleone: Issues of media ownership and control
In the United States the media system is set up to maximise profit for a relative handful of large companies. The system works well for them, but it is a disaster for the communication needs of a healthy and self-governing society. The problem is not with the poorly trained or unethical journalists...
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oai:doaj.org-article:e4733c44df614e46996e4ef9f780766e2021-12-02T10:18:47ZWelcome to Havana, Mr Corleone: Issues of media ownership and control10.24135/pjr.v10i2.8021023-94992324-2035https://doaj.org/article/e4733c44df614e46996e4ef9f780766e2004-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.aut.ac.nz/pacific-journalism-review/article/view/802https://doaj.org/toc/1023-9499https://doaj.org/toc/2324-2035 In the United States the media system is set up to maximise profit for a relative handful of large companies. The system works well for them, but it is a disaster for the communication needs of a healthy and self-governing society. The problem is not with the poorly trained or unethical journalists; in fact, I suspect they may well be as talented and ethical as any generation of journalists in memory. It is the context journalists work in that is the problem. Robert W. Mc ChesneyAsia Pacific Networkarticlemedia reformsmedia ownershipmedia controlsprofessionalismcommercial interestspolitical interestsCommunication. Mass mediaP87-96Journalism. The periodical press, etc.PN4699-5650ENPacific Journalism Review, Vol 10, Iss 2 (2004) |
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In the United States the media system is set up to maximise profit for a relative handful of large companies. The system works well for them, but it is a disaster for the communication needs of a healthy and self-governing society. The problem is not with the poorly trained or unethical journalists; in fact, I suspect they may well be as talented and ethical as any generation of journalists in memory. It is the context journalists work in that is the problem.
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