The U.S. Media: Supermarket or Assembly Line?.

Bagdikian, Ben H.

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ERIC Number: EJ327706

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1985

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The U.S. Media: Supermarket or Assembly Line?

Bagdikian, Ben H.

Journal of Communication, v35 n3 p97-109 Sum 1985

Considers whether the media as a whole provide a rich marketplace of ideas. Concludes that the range of ideas and information is relatively narrow due to the nature of ownership and media economics, resulting in a homogenization of content. (PD)

Descriptors: Advertising, Broadcast Industry, Economics, Information Dissemination, Information Sources, Intellectual Freedom, Mass Media, Newspapers, Publishing Industry

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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