America's battle for media democracy: the triumph of corporate libertarianism and the future of media reform/
Victor Pickard
- Cambridge University Press, 10/5/2014.
Introduction : the policy origins and normative foundations of American media -- The revolt against radio -- A Progressive turn at the FCC -- The battle of the blue book -- The origins of the fairness doctrine -- The 1940s newspaper crisis and the birth of the Hutchins Commission -- Should the giants be slain or persuaded to be good? -- The postwar settlement for American media -- Conclusion : confronting market failure.