A Free and Responsible Press – A General Report on Mass Communication: Newspapers, Radio, Motion Pictures, Magazines, and Books

The question of how much freedom the press should enjoy has been debated throughout American history. In 1942 an impartial commission was formed to study mass communication, evaluate the performance of the media, and make recommendations for possible regulation of the press. This book is the general report of that commission.
The Commission on Freedom of the Press began with the premise that freedom of the press is essential to political liberty; it is unique among the freedoms, for it promotes and protects all the rest. At the same time, the commission feared the concentration of media control into fewer and fewer hands, stating, "It (is) imperative that the great agencies of mass communication show hospitality to ideas which their owners do not share." The commission concluded that any regulation of the media must come from within, not from the government.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Robert Leigh, Robert D. Leigh, Leigh Robert D.
• Con la collaborazione di: Commission on Freedom of the Press (Editore), Robert D. Leigh (Editore)
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 15.05.1974
• EAN: 9780226471358
• ISBN: 978-0-226-47135-8
• Dimensioni: 160 mm x 230 mm x 9 mm
• Peso: 260 g
• Serie: Midway Reprint Series
• Categorie: Saggistica > Enciclopedie, opere di consultazione > Enciclopedie, lessici; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Media, comunicazione > Mediologia; USA, Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Press & journalism, Politics & government, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism