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“The relentless pressures of the so-called marketplace have distorted all our culture industries.”

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Mark Crispin Miller

Mark Crispin Miller is an American scholar and professor specializing in political science, communication, and critical theory. His research focuses on the interrelationship between power, media, and culture, particularly on how media manipulates public opinion. more

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