Power is based on the control of communication and information, be it the macro-power of the state and media corporations or the micro-power of organizations of all sorts. (Manuel Castells)

Power is based on the control of communication and information, be it the macro-power of the state and media corporations or the micro-power of organizations of all sorts.

Manuel Castells

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