Strategies for Media Reform : International Perspectives / Robert W. McChesney, Cheryl Martens, Jonathan A. Obar; Des Freedman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Obar, Jonathan A., Author.

Martens, Cheryl, Author.

Contributor:

Freedman, Des, 1962- Editor.

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):

Mass media.

Mass media criticism.

Digital media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Fordham University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Media reform plays an increasingly important role in the struggle for social justice. As battles are fought over the future of investigative journalism, media ownership, spectrum management, speech rights, broadband access, network neutrality, the surveillance apparatus, and digital literacy, what effective strategies can be used in the pursuit of effective media reform?Prepared by thirty-three scholars and activists from more than twenty-five countries, Strategies for Media Reform focuses on theorizing media democratization and evaluating specific projects for media reform. This edited collection of articles offers readers the opportunity to reflect on the prospects for and challenges facing campaigns for media reform and gathers significant examples of theory, advocacy, and activism from multinational perspectives.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

CHAPTER ONE. Media Reform

CHAPTER TWO. Media Policy Literacy

CHAPTER THREE. Activating the Fifth Estate

CHAPTER FOUR. WikiLeaks and “Indirect” Media Reform

CHAPTER FIVE. Mobilizing for Net Rights

CHAPTER SIX. Lessons from the SOPA Fight

CHAPTER SEVEN. Internet Freedom from the Outside In

CHAPTER EIGHT. A Victory for Digital Justice

CHAPTER NINE. Working Toward an Open Connected Future

CHAPTER TEN. A Perfect Storm for Media Reform

CHAPTER ELEVEN. Between Philosophy and Action

CHAPTER TWELVE. Media Reform Movements in Taiwan

CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Organizing for Media Reform in Canada

CHAPTER FOURTEEN. The Battle Over Low- Power FM in the United States

CHAPTER FIFTEEN. Ninety Percent Community, 10 Percent Radio

CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Media Reform Initiatives in West Africa

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. Waves of Struggle

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Policy Hacking

CHAPTER NINETEEN. Reforming or Conforming?

CHAPTER TWENTY. “. . . please grant success to the journey on which I have come”

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. Legislating for a More Participatory Media System

CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. Public Service Broadcasting in Egypt

CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE. Impunity, Inclusion, and Implementation

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR. Media Reform through Capacity Building

CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE. Media Reform in Guatemala

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX. Media Reform in Mexico

INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

0-8232-7167-6

OCLC:

1178769932