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Document Type: | Book |
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All Authors / Contributors: |
Des Freedman; Jonathan A - Obar; Cheryl Martens; Robert Waterman McChesney |
ISBN: | 0823271641 9780823271641 9780823271658 082327165X |
OCLC Number: | 925499955 |
Description: | xiv, 343 pages ; 23 cm. |
Contents: | Preface -- Introduction -- Internet activism for media reform -- Commentary from media reform organizations -- The power of the media reform movement -- Commentary from media reform organizations -- Media reform as democratic reform -- Commentary from media reform organizations. |
Series Title: | Donald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker book series. |
Responsibility: | Des Freedman, Jonathan A. Obar, Cheryl Martens, and Robert W. McChesney, editors. |
Abstract:
This collection brings together strategies for advancing media reform, prepared by 33 scholars and activists from around the world. Chapters consider how best to secure change in areas including media ownership, media literacy, net neutrality, community radio, online surveillance and public service broadcasting.
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"Uniquely informed activist-researcher evaluations of very current media and Internet reform initiatives, especially of the U.S. scenario, but spanning Canada, Mexico, Burma, Thailand, the Philippines, Taiwan, Egypt, Israel, West African states, Argentina, Venezuela and Switzerland. A treasure trove for media change, including notable think-pieces, and lessons learned from both failures and achievements." -- -John D.H. Downing editor of Encyclopedia of Social Movement Media Read more...

