Foundations of Communication Policy: Principles and Process in the Regulation of Electronic Media

ISBN-13: 9781572733435 / Angielski / Miękka / 2001 / 368 str.

Philip M. Napoli

Opis

Rapid changes in communication technologies are straining the existing system of electronic media regulation. Despite the increasing pace of technological change, the electronic media continue to be regulated under a well-established set of guiding principles. Principles such as the First Amendment, the public interest, the marketplace of ideas, diversity, competition, localism and universal service continue to serve as the primary objectives for policymakers and as the focal points for contemporary policy controversies.