ISBN:
9780252091759
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0252091752
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (x, 338 p.)
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library Online-Ausg. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library
Series Statement:
The history of communication
DDC:
302.240973
Keywords:
Communication policy History
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United States
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Democracy United States
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USA
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United States
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Communication policy History
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United States
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Democracy United States
;
USA
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United States
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Electronic books History
Abstract:
Inspired by Madison's observation, Mark Lloyd has crafted a complex and powerful assessment of the relationship between communications and democracy in the United States. In Prologue to a farce, he argues that citizens' political capabilities depend on broad public access to media technologies, but that the U.S. communications environment has become unfairly dominated by corporate interests. Drawing on a wealth of historical sources, Lloyd demonstrates that despite the persistent hope that a new technology (from the telegraph to the Internet) will rise to serve the needs of the republic, none have solved the fundamental problems created by corporate domination. After examining failed alternatives to the strong publicly-owned communications model, such as anti-trust regulation, the public trustee rules of the Federal Communications Commission, and the under-funded public broadcasting service, Lloyd argues that we must recreate a modern version of the Founder's communications environment, and offers concrete strategies aimed at empowering citizens
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-327) and index. - Description based on print version record
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Description based on print version record
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
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Online-Ausg. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
