TY - BOOK AU - Bagdikian,Ben H. TI - The media monopoly SN - 080706159X U1 - 338.4730223 PY - 1990/// CY - Boston, Massachusetts PB - Beacon Press KW - Mass media KW - Economic aspects KW - United States KW - Monopolies N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-275) and index; Part I. The private ministry of information; 1. The endless chain; 2. Public information as industrial by-product; 3. "Won't they ever learn?"; 4. From mythology to theology; 5. "Dear Mr. President..."; Part II. The high cost of free advertising; 6. Only the affluent need apply; 7. The endless chain; 8. The high cost of free lunches; 9. Dr. Brandreth has gone to Harvard; 10. Democracy and the media; Part III. Mass media without masses; 11. Mass media without masses; 12. The growing gap; 13. To undo excess ER -