Democracy without journalism? : confronting the misinformation society / Victor Pickard.
"As local media institutions collapse and news deserts sprout up across the country, the US is facing a profound journalism crisis. Meanwhile, continuous revelations about the role that major media outlets--from Facebook to Fox News--play in the spread of misinformation have exposed deep pathol...
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Oxford University Press,
[2020]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction : When commercialism trumps democracy
- Historical roots of US press freedoms and failures
- The early crisis and missed opportunities
- How commercialism degrades journalism
- Monopoly control over digital infrastructures
- American media exceptionalism and the public option
- Conclusion : The media we need.