Bob McChesney

Who'll Unplug Big Media? Stay Tuned

Stevie Converse — Fri, 30 May 2008 08:36:18 -0700

On a Thursday in mid-May, the Senate did something that would have been unimaginable a decade ago. Led by Democrat Byron Dorgan, the senators--Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives--gave Rupert Murdoch and his fellow media moguls the sort of slap that masters of the universe don't expect from mere mortals on Capitol Hill.

Wild Resistance: Challenging Corporate Media

Stevie Converse — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 03:53:53 -0800

Independent media has a rich, long history.

Robert McChesney's 'Communication Revolution'

Stevie Converse — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:44:11 -0800

Robert McChesney is a leading media scholar, critic, activist, and the nation's most prominent researcher and writer on US media history, its policy and practice.

FCC Stirs Up Media Consolidation World

Stevie Converse — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 03:40:33 -0800

The Federal Communications Commission approved new rules that will unleash a flood of media consolidation across 20 biggest U.S.

Book Takes on Media, Telecom Industries

Stevie Converse — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:12:50 -0800

"Communication Revolution: Critical Junctures and the Future of Media" (The New Press, 320 pages. $24.95), by Robert W.

The Internet is Killing, Saving, Re-Killing and Re-Saving Journalism

Stevie Converse — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 04:15:03 -0800

At a forum I attended this weekend, everyone generally agreed that the internet is the most effective mass-communication tool in the history of mankind.

The Fast Lane and the Dirt Path: Corporate Media, Democracy and the FCC

Stevie Converse — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 04:26:01 -0800

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News Media Revolt: Canada Next?

Stevie Converse — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:22:37 -0700

Journalism faces a crisis around the world and unless it's fixed, society is in big trouble, American scholar and media activist Robert McChesney says.

Stopping the Press Barons

Jen Howard — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 04:54:00 -0700

The US media system is at a critical juncture. What we as citizens do — or don't do — now will make all the difference.

A Critical Juncture for Media Reform

Stevie Converse — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:41:42 -0700

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A Low Power Radio Story

Stevie Converse — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:43:04 -0700

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Community, Conference Calls and the Postal Rate Campaign

Stevie Converse — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 05:35:43 -0700

Yesterday afternoon I had one of the most moving experiences in my time here as editor.

Murdoch's Journal Is Bad News

Stevie Converse — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:10:38 -0700

The Wall Street Journal reported this morning that News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch has reached a "tentative" agreement to take over Dow Jones Co. for $5 billion.

Big Media Meets Its Match

Stevie Converse — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:02:29 -0700

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Postal Rates Increase for Magazines

Stevie Converse — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 06:54:58 -0700

The cost of getting a magazine to your mailbox is rising. Just how much depends on which magazine. Small publications say they're shouldering more than their share of the rate hike.

Media Monoliths Muddying Markets?

Stevie Converse — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:18:04 -0700

This is the last in an 5-part series on media between two professors:

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Please Mr. Postman

Stevie Converse — Thu, 31 May 2007 06:45:41 -0700

Small, independently owned publications such as No Depression and Punk Planet could face financial ruin if a proposed rate hike goes through July 15th.

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Postal Rates = Free Press

Stevie Converse — Thu, 17 May 2007 07:34:14 -0700

In 1792, the United States Congress converted the free press clause in the First Amendment from an abstract principle into a living reality for Americans by providing newspapers with low postal rates.

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Going Postal on Rate Hikes for Independent Periodicals

Stevie Converse — Thu, 17 May 2007 03:55:39 -0700

It's been a crappy few years for independent publications and the progressive press.

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Small Magazines Gird for Postage Hike

Stevie Converse — Tue, 15 May 2007 04:08:22 -0700

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