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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Autor principal: Robert W. Mc Chesney
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Publicado: Asia Pacific Network 2004
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spelling 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)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic media reforms
media ownership
media controls
professionalism
commercial interests
political interests
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
spellingShingle media reforms
media ownership
media controls
professionalism
commercial interests
political interests
Communication. Mass media
P87-96
Journalism. The periodical press, etc.
PN4699-5650
Robert W. Mc Chesney
Welcome to Havana, Mr Corleone: Issues of media ownership and control
description 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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