Media Freedom
Format:Hardback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Published:3rd Sep '21
Should be back in stock very soon
This hardback is available in another edition too:
- Paperback£17.99(9781509544691)
The contentious role of social media in recent elections and referendums has brought to the fore once again the fundamental question of media freedom and the extent to which, and the way in which, the media should be regulated in a modern democratic society. This book surveys the history of media in the US, the UK and Europe in order to develop a new theory of media freedom that is capable of resolving current controversies about how best to regulate the media, including the internet and social media.
Tambini argues that democratic regulation of the media must build upon – and learn from – the long history of accommodation between the press, broadcasting, the state and corporate power. By attending to this history, we can see that media freedom is not absolute but rather conditional, taking the form of a social contract of privileges and connected duties. Tambini develops this social contract account of media freedom and applies it to different media sectors, from the press and broadcasting to the internet and social media. Above all, he argues for a renewed role for international human rights law standards in media governance, and an end to American exceptionalism.
Written for students, scholars, policymakers and media professionals, this wide-ranging book will be of interest to everyone concerned about the role of the media in our societies and about the health of our democracies.
“The battles over media freedom are as crucial now as at any point in the past 300 years. This is a comprehensive and compelling guide to the arguments we need to have by one of the most thoughtful scholars in the field... it’s a terrific book.”
Alan Rusbridger: Editor of the Guardian 1995-2015; Member: Facebook Oversight Board, Chair: Reuters Journalism Programme, Oxford University
“Damian Tambini has provided us with a set of essential democratic theories and analytical tools to confront the structural crises afflicting our media institutions today. Vividly argued and beautifully written, this book is packed with key insights, inspiring readers with the precious knowledge that building a better media system is not only possible, it's within our reach.”
Victor Pickard, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania
Journal of Media Law
“I thoroughly appreciated reading the book as it provides valuable guidance of how current and future policy approaches should look like to facilitate a free and independent media in the digital age.”
Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
“Tambini offers a new conceptual baseline for future scholarly work, while also introducing a wider audience to the overarching idea of media freedom. With so many debates around the role and function of the media in a platformized environment currently unresolved, the intervention could not come at a better time.”
Journal of Digital Media & Policy
“As someone with an impressive track record writing at the intersection of politics and law on freedom of political expression, [Tambini] is ideally placed to offer an intelligent and intelligible view on how all forms of media should be regulated in a mature democratic society so as to protect our shared interest in good governance through informed public decision-making. His ideas are powerful…”
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ISBN: 9781509544684
Dimensions: 231mm x 158mm x 25mm
Weight: 522g
224 pages