Why Net Neutrality is Such a Big Deal
The Social Network Show welcomes Dr. Robert McChesney to the September 26, 2014 episode.
The focus of The Social Network Show interview is McChesney's recent book, Digital Disconnect: How Capitalism is Turning the Internet Against Democracy (2013). The book is a political economic examination of the digital revolution based upon 15 years of research. The book aims to help scholars and citizens be informed participants, and to see that the revolutionary democratic potential of the digital revolution be realized. The show reveals how "Net Neutrality" protects against privatization of the Internet. To learn about what the consequences of policy decisions now being made will be for you, listen to Dr. McChesney's answers to Dr. J's questions. Visit Freepress.net to see what the average Joe can do.
Robert W. McChesney, PhD is the Gutgsell Endowed Professor in the Department of Communication professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign. His work concentrates on the history and political economy of communication, emphasizing the role media play in democratic and capitalist societies. Dr. McChesney has a particular interest in the state of journalism, and the relationship of media systems and structures to effective self-governance. He is the co-founder of Free Press, a national media reform organization. From 2002–2012 Dr. McChesney hosted the “Media Matters” weekly radio program every Sunday afternoon on WILL-AM
Dr. McChesney is among the most widely read and honored communication scholars in the world today. His work has been professionally translated into 31 languages. Utne Reader in 2008 listed him as one of their "50 visionaries who are changing the world." Since launching his academic career in the late 1980s, McChesney has made some 800 conference presentations and visiting guest lectures as well as more than 1,000 radio and television guest appearances. He has been the subject of more than 130 published profiles and interviews.
Learn more about Dr. Robert McChesney on Wikipedia, and check out his books on Amazon.