Accountability and the public interest in broadcasting / Andrea Millwood Hargrave and Colin Shaw.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hargrave, Andrea Millwood.

Contributor:

Shaw, Colin, 1928-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Broadcasting policy.

Broadcasting--Social aspects.

Broadcasting.

Physical Description:

vii, 213 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.

Summary:

In the final years of the twentieth century great changes came over the comparatively settled world of broadcasting. The introduction of satellites and then of digitalization opened up the possibility of competition on a scale never previously contemplated. Regulatory regimes were thrown into disorder - not only was their rule increasingly hard to impose, but its justification became more difficult with a multiplicity of outlets on offer to the public. Practices of accountability and the continuing nature of a public interest in broadcasting and, more and more, new media were thrown into question. With challenges raised against the spending of public money on some forms of broadcasting in all the countries analysed, this book looks at the dilemmas confronting governments, public corporations, commercial companies and, particularly, the audience. Based on interviews conducted in four countries - India, Australia, the UK and the USA - it reveals a wide range of opinions on topics which lie close to the heart of their democracies.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Accountability 4

3 The Public Interest in Broadcasting 44

4 National Studies 78

Australia 78

India 107

The United Kingdom 130

The United States 162

5 Conclusion 188

Appendix I Australian Broadcasting Corporation Act, 1983: Section 6 197

Appendix II Special Broadcasting Services Act, 1991: Section 6 199

Appendix III Extract from Prasar Bharati Act, 1990 200

Appendix IV The UK Communications Act, 2003: Section 264 (6) 202

Appendix V List of Interviewees 204.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

023001920X

9780230019201

OCLC:

243602154