A free and critical media is understood by many to be at the heart of democratic communication, yet the commercialization of public broadcasting threatens to undermine one of the few remaining bastions of democratic discourse. These 23 papers examine issues of democracy and public broadcasting internationally, critically engaging the dominant audience-as-market discourse, exploring the impact of social and technological realities, and offering advice on how to save broadcasting as a sphere of citizen involvement. The authors envision change in broadcasting as part of a larger process of progressive social change, but encourage continuing small projects aimed at the larger change. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
