Newsbud Interview: Peter B. Collins presents Prof. Robert W. McChesney
The FCC used to require radio and TV stations to provide equal time to political opponents, a standard that was jettisoned as Trump was given far more coverage than any others. We also discuss the future of Fox News after the scandal that exiled its brainchild, Roger Ailes, and how the Fox “virus” has infected its competitors. And we talk about billionaires who are promoting the idea of more capitalism and less democracy, a theme in McChesney’s latest book.
*Robert W. McChseney is professor of communication at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His most recent book, co-authored with John Nichols, is People Get Ready: The Fight Against a Jobless Economy and a Citizenless Democracy.