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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Aslama, Minna.

Napoli, Philip M.

Series:

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

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Fordham University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

A synergy between academia and activism has long been a goal of both scholars and advocacy organizations in communications research. The essays in Communications Research in Action demonstrate, for the first time in one volume, how an effective partnership between the two can contribute to a more democratic public sphere by helping to break down the digital divide to allow greater access to critical technologies, democratizing the corporate ownership of the media industry, and offering myriad opportunities for varied articulation of individuals’ ideas.Essays spanning topics such as the effect of ownership concentration on children’s television programming, the media’s impact on community building, and the global consequences of communications research will not only be valuable to scholars, activists, and media policy makers but will also be instrumental in serving as a template for further exploration in collaboration.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER 1. Digital Inclusion

CHAPTER 2. Engaging in Scholar-Activist Communications in Canada

CHAPTER 3. Toward a Taxonomy for Public Interest Communications Infrastructure

CHAPTER 4. Big Media, Little Kids

CHAPTER 5. Minority Commercial Radio Ownership

CHAPTER 6. Cross-Ownership, Markets, and Content on Local TV News

CHAPTER 7. Measuring Community Radio’s Impact

CHAPTER 8. Youth Channel All-City

CHAPTER 9. Mobile Voices

CHAPTER 10. Community Connect

CHAPTER 11. Telecommunications Convergence and Consumer Rights in Brazil

CHAPTER 12. Citizen Political Enfranchisement and Information Access

CHAPTER 13. Open Access in Africa

CHAPTER 14. The Public FM Project

CHAPTER 15. Cultures of Collaboration in Media Research

CHAPTER 16. Engendering Scholar-Activist Collaborations

CONCLUSION. Bridging Gaps, Crossing Boundaries

CONTRIBUTORS

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780823237500

0823237508

9780823233489

0823233480

OCLC:

708327228