FILM 1400 Chapter Notes - Chapter VIDEO: Wall, Mci Inc.
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If a key indicator of the health of a democracy is the state of its journalism, the united. They suggest that unless citizen activism can reclaim the commons, this new corporate system will be characterized by a rich media and an ever impoverished, poor democracy. Its a media deal worth billions of dollars. Corporations own a lot of the content media. Commercial media boom at the hands of large corporations. Point is to make as much money as possible. Logical pressure of capitalism. (based on smashing competition). Ex: paramount can promote on mtv and entertainment tonight. Can turn a movie into a tv show and soundtrack. Media system is the direct result of government policies. Deregulation ownership restrictions believed to no competition market regulation but not worked. Regulation on private interest not on public interest. Telephone companies were deregulation for atnt and sprint for. The law changed to a ton allowed now.
