Media concentration and democracy: why ownership matters
Auteur :
Baker, C. Edwin
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521687881
Date de publication :
11 déc. 2006
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,6 cm
Poids :
370 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book provides a normative critique of mass media ownership concentration. It emphasizes a democratic need to distribute communicative power more widely and to prevent abuse of media power. It also shows why ownership dispersal can be expected to improve the quality of media content.