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Author: Anya Schiffrin
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Imprint: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231188838
ISBN 10: 0231188838
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 22 June 2021
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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This book is a remarkable achievement. For scholars and concerned citizens alike, it promises to be a key milestone in the ongoing debates about the uncertain future of news. At a moment when our democratic institutions are under assault and journalism is withering away, the essays featured in Schiffrin's wonderful volume are especially timely. Anyone who cares about the future of journalism-and our democracy-should read this important book! -- Victor Pickard, author of <i>America's Battle for Media Democracy: The Triumph of Corporate Libertarianism and the Future of Media
This book is a remarkable achievement. For scholars and concerned citizens alike, it promises to be a key milestone in the ongoing debates about the uncertain future of news. At a moment when our democratic institutions are under assault and journalism is withering away, the essays featured in Schiffrin's wonderful volume are especially timely. Anyone who cares about the future of journalism-and our democracy-should read this important book! -- Victor Pickard, author of <i>America's Battle for Media Democracy: The Triumph of Corporate Libertarianism and the Future of Media</i>
This book is a remarkable achievement. For scholars and concerned citizens alike, it promises to be a key milestone in the ongoing debates about the uncertain future of news. At a moment when our democratic institutions are under assault and journalism is withering away, the essays featured in Schiffrin's wonderful volume are especially timely. Anyone who cares about the future of journalism-and our democracy-should read this important book! -- Victor Pickard, author of <i>America's Battle for Media Democracy: The Triumph of Corporate Libertarianism and the Future of Media</i> Media capture is one of the most pressing problems facing democracies nowadays. This book provides a fascinating and global overview of the myriad ways in which this phenomena is affecting political landscapes around the world. Importantly, it also proposes novel solutions for combating media capture and protecting journalists. Anya Schiffrin has uniquely succeeded in combining the voices of scholars and reporters. A must-read! -- Julia Cage, author of <i>Saving the Media: Capitalism, Crowdfunding, and Democracy</i>
Author Information
Anya Schiffrin is the director of the Technology, Media, and Communications specialization at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs. She is the editor of Global Muckraking: 100 Years of Investigative Reporting from Around the World (2014) and African Muckraking: 75 Years of Investigative Journalism from Africa (2017), among other books.
