Product Description: Contains edited, excerpted and augmented editions of CRS reports.

An investigative work on the corporate takeover of local news and what it means for all Americans. Sociologist Klinenberg takes us into the world of preprogrammed radio shows, empty television news studios, and copycat newspapers to show how corporate ownership and control of local media has remade American political and cultural life. Klinenberg argues that the demise of truly local media stems from the federal government's malign neglect, as the agencies charged with ensuring diversity and open competition have ceded control to the very conglomerates that consistently undermine these values and goals. 'Big media' may not be here to stay, however. This book reveals a rising generation of new media activists and citizen journalists--a coalition of liberals and conservatives--who are demanding and even creating the local coverage they need and deserve.--From publisher description.Describes how the impact of corporate ownership and control of local media has transformed American political and cultural life, leading to an age of canned programming and virtual DJs.

Product Description: By examining the activities of Morality in Media and the American Family Association as related to the FCC, this work provides a clear picture of whether these groups have had any impact on the policy-making process.

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Product Description: Broadcasting is an indicator of a society's political, economical, social, cultural and geographical context. While currently at a crossroads, European broadcasting remains diverse due to the fragmentation of national policies. The book introduces the reader to the topic by providing and explaining facts, figures and techniques of analysis...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: What is meant by an "independent" television and press, and what affirmative role should any government have in the regulation of television? How do competing interest groups use media regulation to their advantage? What impact does television have on democratic values and the process of democracy itself? This study focuses on these questions as it gives a broad reinterpretation of television's role and influence on democratic societies in a time of increased globalization of the media...read more

The authors argue that TV regulation should be based on the same principles used for print media, for which control of editorial content lies in private hands rather than the government.

Product Description: Book by Le Duc, Don R.