<p>Regulation of the media has traditionally been premised upon claims of 'the public interest', yet the term itself remains contested and generally ill defined. In the context of technological development and convergence, as well as corporate conglomeration, traditional 'public service' values in B
Media Regulation, Public Interest and the Law (Second Edition)
β Scribed by Mike Feintuck, Mike Varney
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 317
- Edition
- 2
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This substantially revised edition shows how the increased commercialization and privatization of British broadcast media poses a fundamental threat to "the public interest" as pressures of the marketplace transform traditional concepts of public service.
β¦ Table of Contents
COVER......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Preface to the Second Edition......Page 8
Abbreviations......Page 10
1 Regulating the Revolution......Page 12
2 The Market, Public Service and Regulation......Page 51
3 In Search of the Public Interest......Page 85
5 Institutional Design and Accountability in UK Media Regulation......Page 180
6 Tiers of Regulation......Page 212
7 Conclusions: Protecting Democratic Values......Page 255
References......Page 291
Index......Page 312
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