Free and Responsible Press A General Report on Mass Communication: Newspapers, Radio, Motion Pictures, Magazines, and Books

Name: Free and Responsible Press A General Report on Mass Communication: Newspapers, Radio, Motion Pictures, Magazines, and Books
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ISBN: 9780226471358

ISBN-10: 0226471357

ISBN-13: 9780226471358

Edition: 1974

Authors: Robert D. Leigh, Commission on Freedom of the Press

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The question of how much freedom the press should enjoy has been debated throughout American history. In 1942 an impartial commission was formed to study mass communication, evaluate the performance of the media, and make recommendations for possible regulation of the press. This book is the general report of that commission. The Commission on Freedom of the Press began with the premise that freedom of the press is essential to political liberty; it is unique among the freedoms, for it promotes and protects all the rest. At the same time, the commission feared the concentration of media control into fewer and fewer hands, stating, "It [is] imperative that the great agencies of mass…

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List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 1974
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 5/15/1974
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 147
Size: 0.63" wide x 0.91" long x 0.04" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English




The Problem and the Principles


The Problem


The Principles


The Principles in the Present Situation



The Requirements A Truthful, Comprehensive, and Intelligent Account of the Day's Events in a Context Which Gives Them Meaning A Forum for the Exchange of Comment and Criticism


The Projection of a Representative Picture of the Constituent Groups in the Society


The Presentation and Clarification of the Goals and Values of the Society Full Access to the Day's Intelligence



The Communications Revolution


The Instruments


The Organization



The Performance Scoops and Sensations


The Pressure of the Audience


The Bias of Owners Advertising and Sales Talk Mutual Criticism


The Need and the Performance: Quantity


The Need and the Performance: Quality



Self-Regulation


Self-regulation in Motion Pictures


Self-regulation in Radio


Self-regulation of Newspapers Books and Magazines Professionalization



What Can Be Done What Can Be Done through Government


What Can Be Done by the Press


What Can Be Done by the Public


Appendix: Freedom of the Press


A Summary Statement of Principle Publications of the Commission