The recent scandals regarding the News of The World reminded me of a book Flat Earth News by Nick Davies. The book concerns systematic problems in the U.K. press by drawing on the author's personal experiences in the industry as well as various scandals. The book does contain some interesting facts about the rise of Murdoch and makes for a very good read.
All this got me to thinking about self-censorship and systematic press failures, as well as the problems associated with the centralisation of ownership. I am considering buying Chomsky's Manufacturing Consent or a similar book dealing with similar themes. Well, that's it, a poor book recommendation.......
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