Mass media in the United States
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+ | "''[[The Political Economy of Human Rights]]'' (1979) by [[Noam Chomsky]] and Edward S. Herman compares [[Media of the United States|American]] [[media bias|media coverage]] of the [[Khmer Rouge]]–led [[Cambodian genocide]] to the [[Indonesian occupation of East Timor]]."--Sholem Stein | ||
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- | + | The '''media of the [[United States]]''' consist of several different types of communications media: [[television]], [[radio]], [[film|cinema]], [[newspaper]]s, [[magazine]]s, and [[Internet]]-based [[Web site]]s. The U.S. also has a strong [[music industry]]. | |
- | The '''media of the [[United States]]''' consist of several different types of communications media: [[television]], [[radio]], [[film|cinema]], [[newspaper]]s, [[magazine]]s, and [[Internet]]-based [[Web site]]s. The U.S. also has a strong [[music]] industry. | + | |
Many of the media are controlled by large for-profit corporations who reap revenue from [[advertising]], [[subscription]]s, and [[sale]] of [[copyright]]ed material. | Many of the media are controlled by large for-profit corporations who reap revenue from [[advertising]], [[subscription]]s, and [[sale]] of [[copyright]]ed material. | ||
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The organization [[Reporters Without Borders]] compiles and publishes an annual ranking of countries based upon the organization's assessment of their press freedom records. In 2007 USA was ranked 48th, which was an improvement from the preceding year. | The organization [[Reporters Without Borders]] compiles and publishes an annual ranking of countries based upon the organization's assessment of their press freedom records. In 2007 USA was ranked 48th, which was an improvement from the preceding year. | ||
- | + | ==Magazines== | |
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+ | List of American magazines central to this wiki: | ||
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+ | * ''[[The Partisan Review]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[The Village Voice]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[The Dial]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Billboard (magazine)]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Other Scenes ]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Wired (magazine)]]'' (pre-1999) | ||
+ | * ''[[Harper's Bazaar]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Penthouse (magazine)]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[The New Yorker]]'' | ||
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+ | == Defunct == | ||
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+ | This is a list of [[United States|American]] [[periodical]]s that are no longer published but remain historically significant in their influence. | ||
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+ | * ''[[Collier's Weekly]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Life Magazine]]'' (still published in scaled-back form) | ||
+ | * ''[[Look (American magazine)]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[New York Sun (historical)]]'' (not to be confused with [[New York Sun|modern newspaper]] of the same name) | ||
+ | * ''[[Saturday Review (US magazine)|Saturday Review]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Saturday Evening Post]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Spy Magazine]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Wigwag (magazine)]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Omni (magazine)]]'' | ||
+ | * ''[[Arts & Architecture]]'' | ||
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+ | === See also === | ||
+ | *[[People (magazine)]] | ||
+ | *[[American literary magazine]]s | ||
+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | :''[[Big Six]], [[The Big Four]]'' | ||
+ | *[[Entertainment media]] | ||
+ | *[[New media]] | ||
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"The Political Economy of Human Rights (1979) by Noam Chomsky and Edward S. Herman compares American media coverage of the Khmer Rouge–led Cambodian genocide to the Indonesian occupation of East Timor."--Sholem Stein |
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The media of the United States consist of several different types of communications media: television, radio, cinema, newspapers, magazines, and Internet-based Web sites. The U.S. also has a strong music industry.
Many of the media are controlled by large for-profit corporations who reap revenue from advertising, subscriptions, and sale of copyrighted material. American media conglomerates tend to be leading global players, generating large profits as well as large criticism in many parts of the world. Further deregulation and convergence are under way, leading to mega-mergers, further concentration of media ownership, and the emergence of multinational media conglomerates. Critics allege that localism, local news and other content at the community level, media spending and coverage of news, and diversity of ownership and views have suffered as a result of these processes of media concentration.
Some people allege that the success of such companies may be due to certain policies of the American federal government, though it may be just as likely that the media field is prone to natural monopolies. See Media bias in the United States.
The organization Reporters Without Borders compiles and publishes an annual ranking of countries based upon the organization's assessment of their press freedom records. In 2007 USA was ranked 48th, which was an improvement from the preceding year.
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Magazines
List of American magazines central to this wiki:
- The Partisan Review
- The Village Voice
- The Dial
- Billboard (magazine)
- Other Scenes
- Wired (magazine) (pre-1999)
- Harper's Bazaar
- Penthouse (magazine)
- The New Yorker
Defunct
This is a list of American periodicals that are no longer published but remain historically significant in their influence.
- Collier's Weekly
- Life Magazine (still published in scaled-back form)
- Look (American magazine)
- New York Sun (historical) (not to be confused with modern newspaper of the same name)
- Saturday Review
- Saturday Evening Post
- Spy Magazine
- Wigwag (magazine)
- Omni (magazine)
- Arts & Architecture
See also
See also