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 The Problem of the Media: U.S. Communication Politics in the Twenty-First Century by Robert W. McChesney The symptoms of the crisis of the U.S. media are well-known—a decline in hard news, the growth of info-tainment and advertorials, staff cuts and concentration of ownership, increasing conformity of viewpoint and suppression of genuine debate. McChesney’s new book, The Problem of the Media, gets to the roots of this crisis, explains it, and points a way forward for the growing media reform movement. |
 Censorship, Inc.: The Corporate Threat to Free Speech in the United States by Lawrence Soley “[Lawrence] Soley
demonstrates a broad knowledge of First Amendment theory, economic history,
employment law, corporate power, organizational communication, and media
structure … [He] lays bare the methods by which corporate officials create
information scripts for the public and strategically control speech …
Soley presents provocative and persuasive arguments to which all students of
communication should be exposed.” |
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 Digital Diploma Mills: The Automation of Higher Education by David F. Noble Here is the first book-length analysis of the meaning of the Internet for the future of higher education. David Noble overcomes sterile debates about whether new digital technologies are in themselves a benefit or liability by showing how their use in education have reshaped the role of the intellectual and transformed relations between faculty, management and corporations. His analysis shows how university teachers are losing control over what they teach, how they teach, and for what purpose. It also shows how erosion of their intellectual property rights makes academic employment ever less secure. Written from the frontlines of the battle for higher education, Digital Diploma Mills demonstrates that the online university is as much a threat to higher education as an opportunity. |
 Capitalism and the Information Age: The Political Economy of the Global Communication Revolution edited by Robert W. McChesney, Ellen Meiksins Wood, and John Bellamy Foster “Anyone concerned about the direction the information revolution is taking should read this book. The subjects covered are far-ranging … [The] essays are clearly written, making the book accessible to a broad range of readers. In short, highest recommendation …” —Choice “Explains in very concrete terms how the global communication revolution is still firmly controlled by capital, and that the ‘freedom’ of expression we enjoy today is really shaped by a few mega-corporations who own virtually all of the media and entertainment industries.”—Development in Practice |
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