Communications Research in Action Scholar-Activist Collaborations for a Democratic Public Sphere

A synergy between academia and activism has long been a goal of both scholars and advocacy organizations in communications research. The essays in Communications Research in Action demonstrate, for the first time in one volume, how an effective partnership between the two can contribute to a more de...

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Main Author Napoli, Philip M
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Fordham University Press 2011
Edition1
SeriesDonald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker book series
Subjects
Academic profession
Communication
Communication policy
Mass media policy
Media policy
Media Studies
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Public Policy
Social aspects
Social research
SOCIAL SCIENCE
Technological change
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Summary:A synergy between academia and activism has long been a goal of both scholars and advocacy organizations in communications research. The essays in Communications Research in Action demonstrate, for the first time in one volume, how an effective partnership between the two can contribute to a more democratic public sphere by helping to break down the digital divide to allow greater access to critical technologies, democratizing the corporate ownership of the media industry, and offering myriad opportunities for varied articulation of individuals' ideas.Essays spanning topics such as the effect of ownership concentration on children's television programming, the media's impact on community building, and the global consequences of communications research will not only be valuable to scholars, activists, and media policy makers but will also be instrumental in serving as a template for further exploration in collaboration.
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ISBN:9780823233465
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DOI:10.1515/9780823237500