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Episode 184: Episode 147 - Network Movie Review: The Rise of The Corporate News Media
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In this episode Ant reviews the 1976 movie classic Network and reveals why it was so ahead of its time and shockingly prophetic. He focuses upon the story line in terms of how the corporatization of the news division led to the inevitable decline in journalistic standards. As a result this adversely impacted the integrity of news broadcasts to the level of trivuality, which has only increased in the years since. Ant also analysis the deeper meaning of Howard Bill's most infamous rants as they relate to modern society and the mediaplex.
105 episodes
Manage episode 422252689 series 1134889
In this episode Ant reviews the 1976 movie classic Network and reveals why it was so ahead of its time and shockingly prophetic. He focuses upon the story line in terms of how the corporatization of the news division led to the inevitable decline in journalistic standards. As a result this adversely impacted the integrity of news broadcasts to the level of trivuality, which has only increased in the years since. Ant also analysis the deeper meaning of Howard Bill's most infamous rants as they relate to modern society and the mediaplex.
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