America's battle for media democracy : the triumph of corporate libertarianism and the future of media reform

America's battle for media democracy : the triumph of corporate libertarianism and the future of media reform / Victor Pickard, University of Pennsylvania.

Author/creator	Pickard, Victor W.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Description	xi, 247 pages ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)	Mass media policy--United States --History. Broadcasting policy--United States --History.

Series	Communication, society and politics Communication, society, and politics. ^A464687
Contents	Introduction : the policy origins and normative foundations of American media -- The revolt against radio -- A Progressive turn at the FCC -- The battle of the blue book -- The origins of the fairness doctrine -- The 1940s newspaper crisis and the birth of the Hutchins Commission -- Should the giants be slain or persuaded to be good? -- The postwar settlement for American media -- Conclusion : confronting market failure.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234) and index.
Genre/form	History.
LCCN	2014015034
ISBN	9781107038332 (hardback)
ISBN	1107038332 (hardback)
ISBN	1107694752
ISBN	9781107694750
Standard identifier#	40024266334

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	P92 .U5 P44 2015	✔ Available	Place Hold