Media regulation, public interest, and the law
By: Mike Feintuck.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Mass media -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain.; Mass media -- Law and legislation.
Description: "The commercialisation and privatisation of the communication industries poses a fundamental threat to democratic values, and this book argues that regulators will only successfully protect such values if 'citizenship' is recognised as the rationale and objective for the regulatory endeavour. Uniquely, the book considers fully the actual and potential utility of legal mechanisms in the design and implementation of regulatory institutions."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-223) and index.