The Power of the Media | Who Rules America

The media's role in the American power hierarchy is explored in this episode.

00:00 The video discusses the fading importance of newspapers in a media-dominated society controlled by a handful of large corporations.
04:05 The media's role in democracy is questioned due to biased coverage and lack of diverse opinions.
07:44 The video discusses the lack of emphasis on understanding the larger nature of how the system operates in the US, and the anti-government sentiment as a response to the feeling of government aloofness and lack of representation.
10:46 Mainstream media outlets often have a pro-business bias and are uninformed about financial crises.
14:12 The media does not focus on class differences and instead promotes the idea of upward mobility through the lottery.
17:39 Media attention tends to revolve around the political elite, but ordinary Americans feel they are seeing different points of view.
20:56 The media's dependence on advertising revenue from big business often leads to a lack of scrutiny of their actions, as seen in the financial crisis.

Who Rules America? takes a comprehensive look into the governing system of the United States of America and reveals the behind-the-scenes powers that rule the nation.

Director: Danny Schechter

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