Broadcasting, Voice, and Accountability: A Public Interest Approach to Policy, Law, and Regulation

• Main Author: Steve Buckley, Kreszentia Duer, Toby Mendel, and Seán Ó Siochrú with Monroe E. Price and Mark Raboy (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University of Michigan Press 2008
• Series: The New Media World
• Subjects: Broadcasting policy; Broadcasting; Freedom of speech
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Participatory development and government accountability depend in part on the existence of media that provide broad access to information from varied sources and that equip and encourage people to raise and debate issues and develop public opinion. Conducive policies, laws, and regulations are essen...