Description
Book SynopsisMedia industries are undergoing widespread and unsettling changes. This book evaluates some of the political ideas and arguments that underpin the policies that shape the British and American media environments. It is a fresh introduction to media policy debates and a political perspective on the dynamics of the contemporary media.
Trade Review“Very highly recommended. This agenda-setting introduction to media policymaking deserves to become a core text.”
Times Higher Education “Des Freedman has written a wonderful, original and indispensable introduction to the exploding world of media policy making. It deserves the attention of students, scholars and citizens everywhere.”
Robert W. McChesney, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
“Well-written, comprehensive and passionate, this will be a key book on media policy.”
David Hesmondhalgh, University of Leeds
“For many years, the study of media policy has lacked the thick description of personal observation. Previous work has either been caught in the detail of the law, or been distanced by the abstraction of academic theory. Now we have a book that brings all these important discourses together, thanks to Des Freedman's fresh, interdisciplinary approach.”
Toby Miller, University of California, Riverside
Table of ContentsPreface vii
1 Introducing Media Policy 1
2 Pluralism, Neo-liberalism and Media Policy 24
3 The Reinterpretation of Media Policy Principles 54
4 Dynamics of the Media Policymaking Process 80
5 Media Ownership Policies 105
6 Media Content Policies 122
7 The Disciplining of Public Broadcasting 147
8 The Politics of Digital 171
9 Britain and America in the World 198
10 Conclusion 217
References 226
Index 253
