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Robert W. McChesney is an American professor of communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a leading scholar in media studies.
Known for: Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism Is Turning the Internet Against Democracy
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Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism Is Turning the Internet Against Democracy
In this book, Robert W. McChesney examines how the internet, once hailed as a revolutionary force for democracy and equality, has been transformed by corporate power into a tool that reinforces inequality and undermines democratic institutions. He explores the political economy of digital media, showing how capitalism shapes the online world and limits its democratic potential.
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Historical Context
To understand how we arrived at the current digital landscape, we must revisit the origins of the internet itself. It did not begin as a commercial venture—it was a publicly funded project, born of government research through initiatives like ARPANET. The internet’s foundations were laid by scientis...
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The Political Economy of Communication
In the heart of *Digital Disconnect* lies the framework I call the political economy of communication. It is a way of seeing how the structures of ownership, production, and profit shape the flow of information. Communication does not exist in a vacuum—it is produced within an economic system that p...
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About Robert W. McChesney
Robert W. McChesney is an American professor of communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a leading scholar in media studies. He is known for his critical analyses of media ownership, political economy, and the relationship between capitalism and communication systems.
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