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Media Regulation and Democracy: A Minimalist Approach
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- Author / Creator
- Ostrem, Jacqueline Grace
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While many scholars have argued that media deregulation has a
deleterious effect on democracy, all have done so in a way that assumes the truth
of a particular normative theory of democracy. This thesis instead describes the
minimal requirements for a democratic public sphere and compares deregulated
media to that standard, using the United States as a case study. The conclusions
explore the causal relationship between deregulation and those results by delving
into the economic forces at work within the media market. Popular contemporary
objections are considered, including the potential contribution of the Internet. -
- Subjects / Keywords
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- Graduation date
- Fall 2011
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- Type of Item
- Thesis
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- Degree
- Master of Arts
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- License
- This thesis is made available by the University of Alberta Libraries with permission of the copyright owner solely for non-commercial purposes. This thesis, or any portion thereof, may not otherwise be copied or reproduced without the written consent of the copyright owner, except to the extent permitted by Canadian copyright law.