Strategies for Media Reform

Strategies for Media Reform
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Publisher : Fordham Univ Press
Total Pages : 460
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ISBN-10 : 9780823271665
ISBN-13 : 0823271668
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Book Synopsis Strategies for Media Reform by : Jonathan A. Obar

Download or read book Strategies for Media Reform written by Jonathan A. Obar and published by Fordham Univ Press. This book was released on 2016-08-04 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Media reform plays an increasingly important role in the struggle for social justice. As battles are fought over the future of investigative journalism, media ownership, spectrum management, speech rights, broadband access, network neutrality, the surveillance apparatus, and digital literacy, what effective strategies can be used in the pursuit of effective media reform? Prepared by thirty-three scholars and activists from more than twenty-five countries, Strategies for Media Reform focuses on theorizing media democratization and evaluating specific projects for media reform. This edited collection of articles offers readers the opportunity to reflect on the prospects for and challenges facing campaigns for media reform and gathers significant examples of theory, advocacy, and activism from multinational perspectives.


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