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Journalism & the Media Monopoly
Ben Bagdikian
When the first edition of The Media Monopoly came out in 1983, critics called Ben Bagdikian’s warnings about the growth of corporate control of media “alarmist.” Since then, corporate ownership of media has dramatically increased. The fifth edition of Bagdikian’s classic book was published in 1997. Interview by David Barsamian
Inside the Media Monopoly
Ben Bagdikian
The concentration of the media into fewer and fewer Multinational corporations is one of the major developments of this era. What hundreds of millions of people around the world see, hear, and read each day is determined by a handful of media giants. The trend is toward ever-increasing political and cultural homogenization: McNews. Interviewed by […]
The Media Monopoly
Ben Bagdikian
Ben Bagdikian describes the growing concentration of media ownership in the U.S. and how it is increasingly determining the news we read, hear and see. He discerns a “steady pattern of the media looking the other way, of avoiding obvious causes and consequences, so as not to weaken or threaten the status quo.” He contends […]
Media
Ben Bagdikian, Norman Solomon
Two respected media scholars hold forth.
Araxie, Armenia, 1915
Araxie Barsamian
Critique of Danny Sheehan; NPR; and Costa Rica
Tony Avirgan
Interview by David Barsamian.
Prospects for Peace in the Middle East
Hanan Ashrawi
The adjective most often used to describe the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is intractable. Ancient hatreds, the experts tell us, make it impossible for the two peoples to live in peace. Peace, peace, peace is chanted like a mantra by both parties. Yet what is preventing it from being realized? For decades, there has been an almost […]
Prospects for Peace and Palestine
Naseer Aruri
The Oslo Accord between the Israeli government and the Palestine Liberation Organization was signed in Washington on September 13, 1993. The gala event, featuring Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, generated much media fanfare. The New York Times called it “the handshake that shook the world.” Now that the euphoria has subsided, it is clear […]
American Empire & Corporate Media
Anthony Arnove, Janine Jackson
Hermann Goering, second in command to Hitler said, “Naturally, the common people don’t want war. It is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along. The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have […]
Haiti and Freedom
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Planetary Casualties: The Hidden Costs of War
Adrienne Anderson
Direct human casualties and the financial costs of wars are openly discussed in the media. Yet the war on the environment is rarely addressed. Superfund sludge leaks into our food and water supplies, uranium mining devastates reservations and bombing ranges litter the U.S. and its territories. It is easier to gain support for a war […]
North/South Conflict
Samir Amin
For the entire post-WWII period, the organizing principle of global politics was determined by the East/West Cold War. Almost all issues were refracted through that prism. Now, with the collapse of the East, what will emerge as the dominant paradigm? The North, that is, the United States, Europe and Japan, form the core or center […]

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