For today:
- Robert McChesney, “Rich Media, Poor Democracy: Communication Politics in Dubious Times,” in The Political Economy of Media (Monthly Review Press, 2008), pp. 425-443. *This reading is posted on our class ANGEL page....just click on 'Lessons', then 'Course Readings'....it's inside
- Also watch Aaron Swartz on 'The Network Transformation'
- In-class screening of Manufacturing Consent (excerpt)
For further reading and research:
- "Killers, Slavers, and Bank Robbers All Face Less Severe Prison Terms Than Aaron Swartz Did," Think Progress, January 14, 2013.
Keywords: political economy, corporation, conglomeration, commercialization, democracy
