Communications research in action : scholar-activist collaborations for a democratic public sphere / edited by Philip M. Napoli and Minna Aslama.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Napoli, Philip M.

Aslama, Minna.

Series:

Donald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication policy.

Communication--Social aspects.

Communication.

Mass media policy.

Physical Description:

xvi, 366 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2011.

Contents:

Introduction / Minna Aslama and Philip M. Napoli

Explorations of movement actors : strategies, impacts, and needs. Digital inclusion : working both sides of the equation / Dorothy Kidd and Eloise Lee

Engaging in scholar-activist communications in Canada / Leslie Regan Shade

Toward a taxonomy for public interest communications infrastructure / Dharma Dailey and Alison Powell

Media ownership : bridging research and regulation. Big media, little kids : the impact of ownership concentration on the availability of television programming for children / Katharine E. Heintz and Christina Romano Glaubke

Minority commercial radio ownership : assessing FCC licensing and consolidation policies / Catherine J. K. Sandoval

Cross-ownership, markets, and content on local TV news / Danilo Yanich

Alternative and community media : discovering needs and opportunities. Measuring community radio's impact : lessons on collaboration / Graciela León Orozco

Youth channel all-city : mapping the media needs and interests of urban youth / Isabel Castellanos, Amy Bach, and Rachel Kulick

Mobile voices : projecting the voices of immigrant workers by appropriating mobile phones for popular communication / The VozMob Project

Community connect : a network of civic spaces for public communication in North Dakota / Lana F. Rakow and Diana Iulia Nastasia

Communications infrastructure : rethinking rights. Telecommunications convergence and consumer rights in Brazil / Estela Waksberg Guerrini, Diogo Moyses, and Daniela Batalha Trettel

Citizen political enfranchisement and information access : telecommunications services in rural and remote areas / Richard S. Wolff

Open access in Africa : the case of Mauritius / Russell Southwood, Abiodun Jagun, and Willie Currie

Public FM project : supporting the licensing of new noncommercial FM radio stations for students and community usage / Todd Urick

Assessment : creating support for scholar-activist collaboration. Cultures of collaboration in media research / Joe Karaganis

Engendering scholar-activist collaborations : an evaluator's perspective / Catherine Borgman-Arboleda

Conclusion / Minna Aslama and Philip M. Napoli.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780823233472

0823233472

OCLC:

630467834