The decline and fall of public broadcasting
by David Barsamian
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An accessible argument for why we need alternative media â__ and how we can build them.Concentration of the media has reached new heights, making it harder for alternative and critical voices to be heard. Market pressures have also encroached the original mission of public broadcasting â__ to provide a voice for the powerless and disenfranchised in our society. Yet around the world, creative journalists and activists are working to create more democratic, informative and engaging media.Tags
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David Barsamian is a broadcast journalist and director of Alternative Radio. He is well known for his interviews of Noam Chomsky, which have been collected in several volumes. These include Chronicles of Dissent, Keeping the Rabble in Line: Interviews with David Barsamian, and Class Warfare: Interviews with David Barsamian. His interviews with show more Edward Said have also been collected, in The Pen and the Sword: Conversations with David Barsamian. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- The decline and fall of public broadcasting
- Original publication date
- 2001
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- Genres
- Nonfiction, Politics and Government
- DDC/MDS
- 384.54065 — Society, government, & culture Commerce, communications & transportation regulations Communications Broadcasting Radio broadcasting Standard subdivisions
- LCC
- HE8700.8 .B374 — Social sciences Transportation and communications Transportation and communications Telecommunication industry. Telegraph
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- 29
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- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 2
