id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt crl-15734 Cumiskey, Kurt H. McChesney, Robert W. The Problem of the Media: U. S. Communication Politics in the 21st Century. New York: Monthly Review Pr., 2004. 367p. paper $16.95 (ISBN 1583671056); cloth $39 (ISBN 1583671064). LC 2003-26386. 2005-05-01 3 .pdf application/pdf 1835 73 47 Through several chapters, he frees us from the misconception around which several of the myths revolve: that media are “naturally commercial and that government has been and is an innocent bystander (or non-productive intruder) in the process of creating media systems.” The most damaging myth, though, is that “debates concerning media policy in the United States have accurately reflect- ed the range of public opinion and public interests.” cache/crl-15734.pdf txt/crl-15734.txt