Rich Media, Poor Democracy

Jan 1, 2003

0h 30m

★ 0.0

Overview

Robert McChesney lays the blame for the US's current state of affairs squarely at the doors of the corporate boardrooms of big media, which far from delivering on their promises of more choice and more diversity, have organized a system characterized by a lack of competition, homogenization of opinion and formulaic programming.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Media Education Foundation

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Cast

Himself

Robert McChesney

Himself

Mark Crispin Miller

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6.2

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No overview available.

0.0

Piping Hot

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No overview available.

0.0

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6.3

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7.7

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Yesterday's Witness

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6.4

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5.2

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Randy Butcher's Backyard Stunting

Jan 1, 1995

A training video on how to accomplish basic stunts for amateur productions, courtesy of professional stuntman Randy Butcher.

7.2

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7.1

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7.2

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