Set the Media Free. By Ignacio Ramonet
19 Oct 2003
Submitted by: Alternative Press Center Publisher:
Le Monde Diplomatique (Oct. 2003)
The media has been a sphere from which critcism of governments and proposals for change came forth. However, during the last 15 years, with the expansion of global capital, the power of neoliberal institutions, and the concentration of the media industry, this critical function has been increasingly lost--"the voice of those who have no voice" is disappearing. Ignacio Ramonet comments on this situation and proposes Media Watch Global as a critical weapon against the media monopoly.
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