those real terms are Curran expounds upon with clarity in several examples: modern capitalism has given rise to corporatism as a power interest equivalent to the state - and as such exerts an undue influence over the media, often to the detriment of the media's democratic functionality. Without rancor, Curran points to forces within the free market sphere that limit the media's role in a democracy in ways both intentional and inadvertent - and unanticipated by traditionalist liberal theory.
Intentional manipulation, Curran is quick to point out, is identified easily enough in the actions of such communications magnates as Rupert Murdoch (n.d., pp. 95-96), whose control over the media outlets he owns involves largely personalized editorial policy. Unintentional r
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