Saving the Media : Capitalism, Crowdfunding, and Democracy / Julia Cagé.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cagé, Julia, Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Economic aspects.

Mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.) : 7 graphs

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Julia Cagé explains the economics and history of the media crisis and offers a solution: a nonprofit media organization, midway between a foundation and a joint stock company, supported by readers, employees, and innovative financing such as crowdfunding. Her business model is inspired by a central idea: that news, like education, is a public good.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction: For a New Form of Governance

1. The Information Age

2. The End of Illusions

3. A New Model for The Twenty-First Century

Conclusion: Capitalism and Democracy

Notes

Index

Notes:

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

ISBN:

0-674-96869-7

OCLC:

965380314