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Robert McChesney: U.S. Electoral System Wallowing in a Sea of Money, Idiocy, and Corruption.
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=8215
April 25, 2012
U.S. Electoral System Wallowing in a Sea of Money, Idiocy, and Corruption
Robert McChesney: Corporate media making millions from political ads, then cover ad driven horse race as news
Bio
Robert McChesney is the Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois. His books include, The Political Economy of Media and The Problem of the Media.
Transcript
PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I'm Paul Jay in Washington.
Bob McChesney, a well-known scholar and expert on media in America, recently wrote a piece called "The Bull Market". Here's a little excerpt from that:
Now joining us to talk about his article is Bob McChesney. Bob is a professor of communications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His books include The Political Economy of Media and The Problem of the Media. Thanks for joining us again, Bob.
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April 25, 2012
U.S. Electoral System Wallowing in a Sea of Money, Idiocy, and Corruption
Robert McChesney: Corporate media making millions from political ads, then cover ad driven horse race as news
Bio
Robert McChesney is the Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois. His books include, The Political Economy of Media and The Problem of the Media.
Transcript
PAUL JAY, SENIOR EDITOR, TRNN: Welcome to The Real News Network. I'm Paul Jay in Washington.
Bob McChesney, a well-known scholar and expert on media in America, recently wrote a piece called "The Bull Market". Here's a little excerpt from that:
"The U.S. electoral system is wallowing in a sea of money, idiocy, and corruption precisely at the moment the nation's growing problems demand solutions that work to the benefit of the vast majority of Americans—the 99 percent—who have no role in the current regime except to be manipulated and exploited."
Now joining us to talk about his article is Bob McChesney. Bob is a professor of communications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His books include The Political Economy of Media and The Problem of the Media. Thanks for joining us again, Bob.
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