Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xiii, 256 pages)
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digital, PDF file(s)
ISBN:
9780511810992
Series Statement:
Communication, society and politics
Content:
Firmly rooting its argument in democratic and economic theory, the book argues that a more democratic distribution of communicative power within the public sphere and a structure that provides safeguards against abuse of media power provide two of three primary arguments for ownership dispersal. It also shows that dispersal is likely to result in more owners who will reasonably pursue socially valuable journalistic or creative objectives rather than a socially dysfunctional focus on the 'bottom line'. The middle chapters answer those agents, including the Federal Communication Commission, who favor 'deregulation' and who argue that existing or foreseeable ownership concentration is not a problem. The final chapter evaluates the constitutionality and desirability of various policy responses to concentration, including strict limits on media mergers
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521868327
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780521687881
Additional Edition:
Print version ISBN 9780521868327
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1017/CBO9780511810992
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