Masih gayutkah buku tentang dramaradio ketikahiruk pikuk sibernetika dan siaran TV begitu penuh dan riuh? Bagaimana drama radio mati? Apa yang menyebabkannya? Buku ini mencoba menjawab pertanyaan-pertanyaan itu.
This is a study in the philosophy of social science. It takes the form of a comparative critique of three contemporary approaches: ordinary language philosophy, hermeneutics and critical theory, represented here respectively by Ludwig Wittgenstein, Paul Ricoeur and Jürgen Habermas. Part I is devoted to an exposition of these authors' views and of the traditions to which they belong. Its unifyi…
Long seen as a bedrock of democracy and freedom, the media have in fact become a significant antidemocratic force in the United States and around the world. The corporate media explosion has set off a corresponding implosion of public life that characterizes a perilous present—and threatens our future. Robert McChesney's acclaimed analysis of corporate media and its undermining of democracy …