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Fighting for Air: The Battle to Control America's Media by Eric Klinenberg (Paperback / softback, 2008)

An admirably researched and lucidly written investigation of the corporate takeover of the media and what it means for Americans that should serve as a wake-up call (Daniel Schorr, NPR)For the residents of Mit, North Dakota, Clear Channel Communications is synymous with disaster. When a train derailment sent a cloud of poisous gas drifting toward the small town, Mit's fire and rescue departments attempted to use local radio to warn residents of the approaching threat. But in the age of canned programming, there was one at the six local n-religious commercial stations, all owned by Clear Channel, to take the call. The result for the people of Mit: one death and more than a thousand injuries.Opening with the story of the Mit tragedy, Fighting for Air takes us into the world of preprogrammed radio shows, empty television news stations, and copycat newspapers to show how expanding conglomerate ownership of all media has harmed American political and cultural life and how malign neglect by the federal government allowed it to happen. In a call for action, Fighting for Air also reveals a rising generation of activists and citizen journalists who are insisting on the local coverage we need and deserve.

Content Note
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Author Biography
Eric Klinenberg is an associate professor of sociology at New York University. Author of the acclaimed Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago and the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, Klinenberg has also written for The New York Times Magazine,Rolling Stone,The Nation, and Slate.
Date of Publication
08/01/2008
Imprint
Henry Holt & Company
Country of Publication
United States

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