Marcel Berlins

Columnist for the Guardian

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Columnist for the Guardian and Professor of Media Law

Marcel Berlins on KCRW

Time magazine says forget the Great Man theory of history. Because of the Internet, says Time, "the many" are taking power from "the few."

Time and the Internet

Time magazine says forget the Great Man theory of history. Because of the Internet, says Time, "the many" are taking power from "the few."

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