{"product_id":"9780745628424","title":"The Politics of Media Policy","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Politics of Media Policy\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDes Freedman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Media Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Media Policy\u003c\/i\u003e provides a critical perspective on the dynamics of media policy in the US and UK and offers a comprehensive guide to some of the major points of debate in the media today. While many policymakers boast of the openness and pluralism of their media systems, this book exposes the commitment to market principles that saturates the media policy environment and distorts the development and application of democratic media policies.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on interviews with dozens of politicians, regulators, special advisers, lobbyists and campaigners, \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of Media Policy\u003c\/i\u003e considers how governments, civil servants and media corporations have shaped the drawing up of rules concerning a range of issues including:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMedia ownership\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMedia content\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePublic broadcasting\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDigital television\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCopyright\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTrade agreements affecting the media industries.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e The book identifies both the institutions and the arguments that dominate the development of these crucial media policies. It will be of interest to public policy and media professionals, researchers, activists and students indeed all those determined to understand and respond to the impact of neo-liberalism on the contemporary world.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDes Freedman \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Lecturer in Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths College.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e05 May 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780745628424\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.4\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44311405527180,"sku":"9780745628424","price":25.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780745628424.jpg?v=1780111713","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780745628424","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}