Democracy and the mass media : a collection of essays /
edited by Judith Lichtenberg.
- xi, 410 pages ; 24 cm.
- Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy .
- Cambridge studies in philosophy and public policy. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Liberal constraints on private power?: reflections on the origins and rationale of access regulation / Liberalism and free speech / Foundations and limits of freedom of the press / Why the State? / Practices of toleration / Access in a post-social responsibility age / Who decides? / Four criticisms of press ethics / Political communication systems and democratic values / Mass communications policy: where we are and where we should be going / Content regulation reconsidered / The rationale of public regulation of the media / The role of a free press in strengthening democracy Sanford / Judith Lichtenberg -- Stephen Holmes -- David Kelly and Roger Donway -- Judith Lichtenberg -- Owen Fiss -- Onora O'Neill -- Carl Sessions Stepp -- Fredrick Schauer -- Jeffrey B. Abramson -- Michael Gurevitch and Jay Blumler -- Henry Geller -- Thomas M. Scanlon, Jr -- Lee Bollinger -- J. Ungar. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13.
In this volume a group of distinguished legal and political theorists and experts on journalism discuss how to reconcile our values concerning freedom of the press with the enormous power of the media--especially television--to shape opinions and values. The policy issues treated concern primarily the extent of justifiable government regulation of the media and the justification for regulating television differently from newspapers. The volume contains some highly original and groundbreaking analyses of philosophical issues surrounding the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.--Publisher description.
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Freedom of the press Government and the press Journalism--Political aspects