Overview
Explores the reasons behind the declining fortunes of public access channels
Argues that neo-liberalism has created a colonized social media environment that limits popular democracy
Adopts a social constructionist view of the relationship between technology and society
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About this book
This book examines the reasons behind the declining fortunes of public access channels. Public access, which provided perhaps the boldest experiment in popular media democracy, is in steep decline. While some have argued it is technologically outmoded, Caterino argues that the real reason lies with the rise of a neo-liberal media regime. This regime creates a climate in which we can understand these changes. This book considers the role of neo-liberalism in transforming notions of public obligations and regulation of media that have impacted non-profit media, specifically public access. Neo-liberalism has tried to eliminate public forums and public discourse and weakens institutions of civil society. Though social media is often championed as an arena of communicative freedom, Caterino argues that neo-liberalism has created a colonized social media environment that severely limits popular democracy.
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About the author
Brian Caterino is an independent researcher who lives in Rochester, USA. He taught at SUNY Brockport, USA, and the University of Rochester, USA, and worked in public access for a number of years. He is the co-author of Critical Theory Democracy and the Challenge of Neo-Liberalism (2019).
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Decline of Public Access and Neo-Liberal Media Regimes
Authors: Brian Caterino
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39403-5
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-39402-8Published: 29 April 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-39405-9Published: 29 April 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-39403-5Published: 28 April 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 280
Topics: Media Policy, Media and Communication, Cultural Policy and Politics, Media Management