Robert McChesney

Robert McChesney argues in the following viewpoint that media giants such as Disney and Time Warner will control content on the Internet. He contends that with their economic power and domination of the traditional media market, these corporations have squeezed out all competitors and have commercialized the Internet. McChesney asserts that the only way to democratize the Internet is for more nonprofit and small commercial entities to establish an online presence. Robert McChesney is a research associate professor at the University of Illinois and author of the book Rich Media, Poor Democracy: Communication Politics in Dubious Times, from which this viewpoint was adapted.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. According to McChesney, how much less do households with access to the Internet watch television than those in unwired homes?
2. What portion of...