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Prologue to a Farce: Communication and Democracy in America (History of Communication)
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by Mark Lloyd
Sales Rank: 1246067
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Cover Type: Paperback with 352 pages
Published by: University of Illinois PressEdition: 1st Edition December 29, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0252073428
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0252073427
Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 1 pounds
Product Description
Inspired by Madison’s observation, Mark Lloyd has crafted a complex and powerful assessment of the relationship between communications and democracy in the United States. In Prologue to a Farce, he argues that citizens’ political capabilities depend on broad public access to media technologies, but that the U.S. communications environment has become unfairly dominated by corporate interests.
Drawing on a wealth of historical sources, Lloyd demonstrates that despite the persistent hope that a new technology (from the telegraph to the Internet) will rise to serve the requirements of the republic, none have solved the fundamental problems created by corporate domination. After looking at failed alternatives to the strong publicly-owned communications model, such as anti-trust regulation, the public trustee rules of the Federal Communications Commission, and the under-funded public broadcasting service, Lloyd argues that we must recreate a modern version of the Founder’s communications environment, and offers concrete strategies aimed at empowering citizens.
Book Description
The cure for an American media where market interests have usurped democratic participation
Inspired by Madison’s observation, Mark Lloyd has crafted a complex and powerful assessment of the relationship between communications and democracy in the United States. In Prologue to a Farce, he argues that citizens’ political capabilities depend on broad public access to media technologies, but that the U.S. communications environment has become unfairly dominated by corporate interests.
Drawing on a wealth of historical sources, Lloyd demonstrates that despite the persistent hope that a new technology (from the telegraph to the Internet) will rise to serve the requirements of the republic, none have solved the fundamental problems created by corporate domination. After looking at failed alternatives to the strong publicly-owned communications model, such as anti-trust regulation, the public trustee rules of the Federal Communications Commission, and the under-funded public broadcasting service, Lloyd argues that we must recreate a modern version of the Founder’s communications environment, and offers concrete strategies aimed at empowering citizens.
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