Will the revolution be televised? : a Marxist analysis of the media / John Molyneux.
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TextPublication details: London : Bookmarks, 2011.Description: 120 pages ; 18 cmISBN: - 9781905192915
- 1905192916
- 302.23 MOL
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Why do TV companies produce The Apprentice and Dragon's Den, but not How to be a Union Rep? Why does every news outlet assume that when the stock markets go up it's good for everyone? Why does almost everyone on Eastenders own a small business? Is it true that the media are only giving people what they want? John Molyneux argues that all mainstream media outlets are biased - they are pro-capitalist. He also points out that as almost all mass media companies are owned or controlled by either capitalist companies or their states, it cannot be otherwise.
Media bias -- Bread and circuses -- Only giving them what they want -- How powerful are the media? -- Combating the media -- The media after capitaism.
The author argues that the media are biased--not as in right wing but as in pro-capitalist. And, as almost all mass media are owned or controlled by either capitalist companies or capitalist states, it cannot be otherwise. He warns against the notion that the media are all-powerful, looking at the limits to their power and the possibilities for combating them. Through critically using the mass media and creating our own media, we can contribute to the anti-capitalist struggle.