Robert W. McChesney is the Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the
Department of Communications at the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign. He is the author of several books on the media,
including the award-winning Rich Media, Poor Democracy, and a
co-editor (with Ben Scott) of Our Unfree Press: 100 Years of
Radical Media Criticism (both available from The New Press). He
lives in Urbana, Illinois.
Victor Pickard is an assistant professor in the Department
of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University. His
research on the politics and history of media has been published
widely in anthologies and scholarly journals. He lives in New York
City.
"This collection highlights journalism's role as a crucial
component of democracy and an institution that needs to be
reinvigorated... anyone concerned about the state of journalism
should read this book."
Library Journal
Bold, meditative, engrossing, this is an indispensable guide for
followers of modern media.”
Booklist
[I]nformative and concise
A well-curated collection of essays on
the decline of the newspaper industry and the future of
journalism.”
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