America's Battle for Media Democracy: The Triumph of Corporate Libertarianism and the Future of Media Reform

How did the American media system become what it is today? Why do American media have so few public interest regulations compared with other democratic nations? How did the system become dominated by a few corporations, and why are structural problems like market failures routinely avoided in media policy discourse? By tracing the answers to many of these questions back to media policy battles in the 1940s, this book explains how this happened and why it matters today. Drawing from extensive archival research, the book uncovers the American media system's historical roots and normative foundations. It charts the rise and fall of a forgotten media reform movement to recover alternatives and paths not taken. As much about the present and future as it is about the past, the book proposes policies for remaking media based on democratic values for the digital age.

Author: Victor Pickard
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10/27/2014
Pages: 262
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.00d
ISBN13: 9781107694750
ISBN10: 1107694752
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Media Studies
- History | United States | 20th Century
- Political Science | Public Policy | Communication Policy