Inventing Reality

The Politics of the Mass Media

Paperback, 258 pages

Published Dec. 21, 1985 by St. Martin's Press.

ISBN:
978-0-312-43474-8
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A must-read

I couldn't put this book down. It really should be in our school curriculum, though it isn't for painfully obvious reasons.

He argues points that many have tried with perhaps more zeal and less success to argue.

I won't spoil it for you, but if you wish to think critically about the relationships between money, capitalism, culture, and what is 'allowed' vs 'disallowed' vs 'not even mentioned, and therefore simply forgotten or unknown', you need this book.

Relevant Then, Relevant Now

The same patterns that Parenti identified in the 80s are still dominating mass media today. If you want to understand the mass media's role in capitalist society, then this is an excellent place to start.

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  • Mass Media - Newspapers
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  • marxism
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