{"product_id":"the-politics-of-media-policy-9780745628417","title":"The Politics of Media Policy","description":"The Politics of Media Policy 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 \u003cbr\u003e Based on interviews with dozens of politicians, regulators, special advisers, lobbyists and campaigners, The Politics of Media Policy 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 * Media ownership\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Media content\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Public broadcasting\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Digital television\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Copyright\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e * Trade agreements affecting the media industries.\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Des Freedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Polity Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.27w x 1.01d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745628417\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDes Freedman \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Lecturer in Communications and Cultural Studies at Goldsmiths College.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40120001200243,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":76.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_47c72a69-39ef-4d8f-976c-4ecd5fca5de9.jpg?v=1653661761","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-politics-of-media-policy-9780745628417","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}