Conflicting Communication Interests in America: The Case of National Public Radio

by Tom McCourt

Public broadcasting has changed dramatically since its founding in 1967. The growing equation of marketplace efficiency with the public interest has, in Tom McCourt's analysis, undermined the value of public goods and services. In addition, political and cultural discourse is increasingly beset by fragmentation. Public radio provides an exemplary site to examine the prospects and problems of contemporary public life.

Beginning with a description...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275963586
• ISBN13: 9780275963583
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"