Book: The Free Press Hilaire Belloc's classic 1918 essay shows how mass media (in his day, newspapers) are a product of capitalism, selling for less than production costs with the balance made up from advertising. This makes newspapers beholden to their advertisers and slants the truths which they can deliver to the masses, leading to a huge potential conflict of interest. An interesting and insightful indictment of the power of capitalism vs. truth in the mass media, as valid today as when it was first written.
Details of Book: The Free Press Book: The Free Press
Author: Hilaire Belloc
ISBN: 111085031X
ISBN-13: 9781110850310
, 978-1110850310
Binding: Paperback
Publishing Date: 04062009
Publisher: Bibliolife
Number of Pages: 110
Language: English