- From Politics to Profit
The Commercialization of Canadian Daily Newspapers, 1890-1920
Resource Type: Book
Published: 1997
Analyzes the transformation of Canadian newspapers that occurred between 1890 and 1920 when daily newspapers slowly changed from political mouthpieces to a marketable industry.
- Manufacturing Consent
The Political Economy of the Mass Media
Resource Type: Book
Published: 1988
Contrary to the usual image of the press and cantankerous, obstinate, and ubiquitious in its search for truth, Herman and Chomsky depict how an underlying elite consensus largely structures all facets of the news. They analyze how issues are framed and topics chosen, and the way in which the marketplace and the economics of publishing significantly shape the news.
- Rebel Sell
Why the Culture Can't be Jammed
Resource Type: Book
Published: 2004
Released in the U.S. under the title Nation of Rebels: Why Counterculture Became Consumer Culture, the book is a critique of the underlying theory of counterculture Heath and Potter note that the capitalist system thrives not on conformity -- as so many 'culture jammers' believe -- but rather on individualism and a quest for distinction.
- Subliminal Seduction
Resource Type: Book
Published: 1974
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