{"product_id":"media-freedom-richard-barbrook-9780745309439","title":"Media Freedom: The Contradictions Of Communications In The Age Of Modernity","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost people believe that the freedom of the media is an essential prerequisite of a modern democracy. Yet there is also a growing conviction that the media are turning democratic politics into a branch of show business. Contemporary politics have been trivialised into a series of sound-bites and photo opportunities, and the 'classical' role of the media as a forum for rational debate between rival ideas has been traded for media controlled by collective institutions and management hierarchies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Media Freedom, Richard Barbrook explores this transition from popular participation to corporate centralisation, focusing on the history of the French media as a model to determine why the spread of the media to all sections of the population has resulted in the exclusion of most people from its production.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbrook traces the origin of media freedom as a positive right, explores the proliferation of an increasingly global media and examines the re-emergence of self-produced media through computer networks and community broadcasting. Media Freedom is an innovative approach to media studies, challenging the apolitical stance of the discipline and offering a fresh understanding of the current debates about media and freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Barbrook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0745309437\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780745309439\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pluto Press (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.43lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.72h x 12.46w x 0.64d","brand":"Richard Barbrook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44126317379839,"sku":"9780745309439","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_660ead0c-cd9e-47f1-a52d-215add973822.jpg?v=1687447497","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/media-freedom-richard-barbrook-9780745309439","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}