The Politics of Media Policy

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Polity, 2008 M05 5 - 264 páginas
The Politics of Media Policy provides a critical perspective on the dynamics of media policy in the US and UK and offers a comprehensive guide to some of the major points of debate in the media today. While many policymakers boast of the openness and pluralism of their media systems, this book exposes the commitment to market principles that saturates the media policy environment and distorts the development and application of democratic media policies.

Based on interviews with dozens of politicians, regulators, special advisers, lobbyists and campaigners, The Politics of Media Policy considers how governments, civil servants and media corporations have shaped the drawing up of rules concerning a range of issues including:


  • Media ownership
  • Media content
  • Public broadcasting
  • Digital television
  • Copyright
  • Trade agreements affecting the media industries.
The book identifies both the institutions and the arguments that dominate the development of these crucial media policies. It will be of interest to public policy and media professionals, researchers, activists and students indeed all those determined to understand and respond to the impact of neo-liberalism on the contemporary world.

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Introducing Media Policy
1
Pluralism Neoliberalism and Media Policy
24
The Reinterpretation of Media Policy Principles
54
Dynamics of the Media Policymaking Process
80
Media Ownership Policies
105
Media Content Policies
122
The Disciplining of Public Broadcasting
147
The Politics of Digital
171
Britain and America in the World
198
Conclusion
217
References
226
Index
253
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Des Freedman is Senior Lecturer in Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths College.

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TítuloThe Politics of Media Policy
The Politics of Media Policy, Des Freedman
AutorDes Freedman
Ediciónreimpresa
EditorPolity, 2008
ISBN0745628419, 9780745628417
Largo264 páginas
  
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