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International journal of communication 5 2011 the propaganda model in the 21 st century part i 1901 mcchesney, r. Robert waterman mcchesney born december 22, 1952 is an american professor at the university of illinois at urbanachampaign as the gutgsell endowed professor in the department of communication. The international political economy of communication media and. Mcchesney r 1989 the political economy of the mass media. He specializes in the history and political economy of communications, and the role media play in democratic and capitalist societies. Introduction 5 marcandre pigeon in this book explain, but can essentially be boiled down to the idea that elite businessoriented newspapers e. First, media perform essential political, social, economic, and cultural functions in modern democracies. Mcchesney, provides a comprehensive analysis of the economic and political powers that are being mobilized to consolidate private control of media with increasing profit all at the expense of democracy.