Communications research in action [[electronic resource] ] : scholar-activist collaborations for a democratic public sphere / / edited by Philip M. Napoli and Minna Aslama

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789853303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Fordham University Press, 2011
• ISBN: 0-8232-3750-8; 0-8232-3348-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (384 p.)
• Collana: Donald McGannon Communication Research Center's Everett C. Parker book series
• Classificazione: 05.20
• Altri autori (Persone): AslamaMinna; NapoliPhilip M
• Disciplina: 302.23
• Soggetti: Communication policy; Communication - Social aspects; Mass media policy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1. Digital Inclusion -- CHAPTER 2. Engaging in Scholar-Activist Communications in Canada -- CHAPTER 3. Toward a Taxonomy for Public Interest Communications Infrastructure -- CHAPTER 4. Big Media, Little Kids -- CHAPTER 5. Minority Commercial Radio Ownership -- CHAPTER 6. Cross-Ownership, Markets, and Content on Local TV News -- CHAPTER 7. Measuring Community Radio’s Impact -- CHAPTER 8. Youth Channel All-City -- CHAPTER 9. Mobile Voices -- CHAPTER 10. Community Connect -- CHAPTER 11. Telecommunications Convergence and Consumer Rights in Brazil -- CHAPTER 12. Citizen Political Enfranchisement and Information Access -- CHAPTER 13. Open Access in Africa -- CHAPTER 14. The Public FM Project -- CHAPTER 15. Cultures of Collaboration in Media Research -- CHAPTER 16. Engendering Scholar-Activist Collaborations -- CONCLUSION. Bridging Gaps, Crossing Boundaries -- CONTRIBUTORS -- INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.