The Future of Media: Resistance and Reform in the 21st CenturyRobert McChesney, Russell Newman, Ben Scott Co-edited by acclaimed media scholar Robert W. McChesney, the book features chapters by Bill Moyers, FCC Commissioner Michael Copps, Rep. Bernie Sanders, and Newspaper Guild president Linda Foley, among many others. With the American political landscape dominated by the influence of big business, the timing of The Future of Media could hardly be more precipitous. Endlessly pressured by lobbyists payrolled by corporate broadcasters, Congress is poised to reopen the 1996 Telecommunications Act, which will reshape every facet of our media as we know it for decades to come. Winners and losers are about to be decided, while at the same time new technologies are emerging which could truly revolutionize and democratize our media system-and our culture. From cutting edge analysis to blueprints for action, The Future of Media presents a diverse collection of voices from today's growing media reform movement. |
Contents
Where is the Public Interest in Media Consolidation? by | |
Who is Watching the Watchdog? by John Dunbar | |
Legal Factual and Analytic | |
An Online Commons for the Nonprofit Sector | |
Reclaiming the Public Airwaves by Michael Calabrese and Matt | |
The Battle over Community Wireless | |
Networks by Sascha D Meinrath | |
Title Page | |
The Globalization of Media Policy by Sasha CostanzaChock | |
THE THREAT TO A FREE PRESS | |
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