The Future of Media
Resistance and Reform in the 21st Century
Published on 1. April 2005
268 pages
978-1-60980-045-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Windows
File size
3,28 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-60980-045-1 (9781609800451)
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04/2005
Seven Stories Press,U.S.
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Persons
ROBERT W. MCCHESNEY is a research professor in the Institute of Communications Research and the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His work concentrates on the history and political economy of communication, emphasizing the role media play in democratic and capitalist societies. While teaching at Wisconsin, he was selected as one of the top 100 classroom teachers on the Madison campus.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword: Bill Moyers
- Introduction by Russell Newman and Ben Scott
- Part 1: The Threat to A Free Press
- The Emerging Struggle for a Free Press by Robert W. McChesney
- The Fight for the Future of Media by Russell Newman and Ben Scott
- Media Reform from the Inside Out: The Newspaper Guild-CWA Linda Foley
- Media Bias: How to Spot It-And How to Fight It by Peter Hart
- Part 2: Systemic Marginalization
- Why Americans Should Take Back the Media Congressman Bernie Sanders
- Lessons for Realistic Radicals in the Information Age by Mark Lloyd
- Media and Marginalization by Malkia A. Cyril
- Resisting the Conquista of Words by Bárbara Renaud González
- Part 3: Media Regulation in the Public Interest
- Where is the Public Interest in Media Consolidation? by The Honorable Michael J. Copps
- Who is Watching the Watchdog? by John Dunbar
- The Media and Campaign Reform by Vidya Krishnamurthy
- The Legal Case for Diversity in Broadcast Ownership by Andrew Jay Schwartzman, Cheryl A. Leanza, and Harold Feld
- Reclaiming the First Amendment: Legal, Factual, and Analytic Support for Limits on Media Ownership by Mark Cooper
- Part 4: Toward A New Media Age: The Politics of Convergence, New Media, and Innovation
- Sharing the Wealth: An Online Commons for the Nonprofit Sector by Jeff Chester and Gary O. Larson, Center for Digital Democracy
- Reclaiming the Public Airwaves by Michael Calabrese and Matt Barranca
- Wirelessing the World: The Battle over (Community) Wireless Networks by Sascha D. Meinrath
- Copyright Reform: The Next Battle for the Media Reform Movement by Gigi B. Sohn, President, Public Knowledge
- Part 5: The Future of Media in A Global Age
- The Globalization of Media Policy by Sasha Costanza-Chock
- Our Media is Not for Sale by Lori Wallach and Chris Slevin
- About the Authors
