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The Communication Crisis in America, And How to Fix It

By Mark Lloyd , Lewis A. Friedland (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Year
2016
ISBN
978-1-349-94924-3, 978-1-349-94925-0, 978-1-349-95030-0
DOI
10.1057/978-1-349-94925-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (5186373 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XXX, 316\332
Time added
2016-11-20 09:00:00
Equality and Human RightsMedia and Communication;Public Policy;Media Sociol

Description

This book critiques U.S. public policy about communication and offers guidelines to improve public safety and create strong democratic communities. The lack of effective emergency communication, basic information about health care, education, jobs and the economy, and civic life is at a crisis state, creating problems for the whole community, not just a vulnerable few. The Communications Crisis in America is not because of changing markets or new technology, it is the failure of public policy. The authors include economists, sociologists, journalists, lawyers and a diverse group of media and communication scholars, all offering an urgent call to action and difficult, but achievable steps forward.

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