Summary: Unfreedom of the Press - by Mark R. Levin

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"For the first time in our history, the news increasingly is produced by companies outside journalism, and this new economic organization is important" - Mark R. Levin

 

Summary of Unfreedom of the Press by Mark R. Levin

 

Mark R. Levin is a master statesman as well as a respected journalist. He believes there is an anomaly present in the operations of the modern American press, whose effects may be devastating even to the public. Hence, in this book he explains his fears and calls for a quick intervention to correct this anomaly.

 

What to take from this book?

In this book, you will find the little details that you may have missed that has characterized the modern practice of news reporting. Levin explains that news reporting is no longer objective as one may think, but is now a tool for propaganda and undergoes a lot of interpretation and censorship before eventually reaching the public.

 

Who is this book for?

Consequently, this book is a must-read for every American citizen interested in the preservation of the founding principles that has elevated the nation as high as it is among other nations. It is meant for journalists and anyone who deals with dissemination of information to the public in order to see the error of their ways and get back on track. This book covers the following major topics:

• News as propaganda.
• Attributes of the early patriot party-press.
• The role of the New York Times newspaper in the Holocaust and Holodomor.
• The truth about the major allegations lodged by the media against President Trump and so much more.

Added-value of this summary:

• In-depth knowledge about America's history.
• The surrounding events leading to the Holocaust and Holodomor.
• A new perception of the Trump administration as against the media's representation of it.
• Saving time.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: EssentialInsight Summaries
• Release date: Jul 31, 2021
• ISBN: 9798201074654

Book preview

CHAPTER 1: NEWS AS POLITICAL AND IDEOLOGICAL ACTIVISM

In this chapter, Mark R. Levin begins by throwing challenging questions about the whole idea of the press and its freedom, and more importantly, what it stands for. He further points out how these questions, rarely ever subjects of public contention, have left the free press’s actions unchecked, and even when brought to light, are usually met by vigorous opposition from the press.

A thorough examination of the press, carried out in 1942, by the Commission on the Freedom of the Press, identified three challenges with the press at the time: the development of the press as an instrument of mass communication denied some set of people access to the press in expressing their opinions or concerns, service delivery in the press industry was not efficient, and finally, the persons responsible for the press have been found to engage in malpractices and fear of such persons later taking full control of the actions of the press was seen as an imminent danger to the freedom of the press.

Then, the commission informed of the autonomy of power assigned to the press in the name of Freedom of the Press, and made it a point of note to assert the reasons why the press needed to stick to the founding principles of the freedom of the press, if that freedom is to remain uncompromised. Aside from this, the commission emphasized the need for the media to be able to separate fact from opinion when