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OverviewThis insightful book examines how the original concept of publicity has been reduced to mean the right of media to access and print information. Visit our website for sample chapters! Full Product DetailsAuthor: Slavko SplichalPublisher: Rowman & Littlefield Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Dimensions: Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.80cm Weight: 0.327kg ISBN: 9780742516151ISBN 10: 0742516156 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 19 November 2002 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print ![]() This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 In Search of the Roots: Deconstructing the Institution of Freedom of the Press Chapter 3 Free Press for Social Control: From Bentham to American Pragmatists Chapter 4 Freedom to Reason, Right to Communicate Chapter 5 From the Republic of Letters to the Public of Letters to the EditorReviewsSlavko Splichal's book is a thorough and brilliant rethinking, from philosophical and historical perspectives, of the basic meanings of press freedoms: why we have them, where we got them, and how they have been captured, redefined, and--in some cases--twisted in a modern Orwellian mode.--Monroe Price Author InformationSlavko Splichal is professor of mass communications and public opinion at the University of Ljubjana and director of the European Institute for Communication and Culture. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |