|
Showing 1 - 9 of
9 matches in All Departments
In this book, distributional justice theories developed by John
Rawls and Amartya Sen are applied to the governance of today's
media, proposing a fresh, and innovative assessment of the
potential role for media in society. Three case studies describe
the utilization of new media by marginalized communities in Israel
- Ethiopian immigrants, the Bedouin and Palestinians - and set the
stage for media policy scholars, teachers and students to discuss
an analytic framework for media policy that is fresh, different,
innovative and original. Departing from the utilitarian principles
that dominate Western liberal regimes, and that have led to the
proliferation of media systems in which control is concentrated in
the hands of the few, this work proposes an alternative that
focuses on redistributing power and voice.
After broadband access, what next? What role do metrics play in
understanding "information societies"? And, more importantly, in
shaping their policies? Beyond counting people with broadband
access, how can economic and social metrics inform broadband
policies, help evaluate their outcomes, and create useful models
for achieving national goals? This timely volume examines not only
the traditional questions about broadband, like availability and
access, but also explores and evaluates new metrics more applicable
to the evolving technologies of information access.
Beyond Broadband Access brings together a stellar array of media
policy scholars from a wide range of disciplines--economics, law,
policy studies, computer science, information science, and
communications studies. Importantly, it provides a well-rounded,
international perspective on theoretical approaches to data-based
communications policymaking in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and
Africa. Showcasing a diversity of approaches, this invaluable
collection helps to meet myriad challenges to improving the
foundations for communications policy development.
One of the most significant developments in contemporary education
is the view that knowing and understanding are anchored in cultural
practices within communities. This shift coincides with
technological advancements that have reoriented end-user computer
interaction from individual work to communication, participation
and collaboration. However, while daily interactions are
increasingly engulfed in mobile and networked Information and
Communication Technologies (ICT), in-school learning interactions
are, in comparison, technologically impoverished, creating the
phenomenon known as the school-society digital disconnect. This
volume argues that the theoretical and practical tools of
scientists in both the social and educational sciences must be
brought together in order to examine what types of interaction,
knowledge construction, social organization and power structures:
(a) occur spontaneously in technology-enhanced learning (TEL)
communities or (b) can be created by design of TEL. This volume
seeks to equip scholars and researchers within the fields of
education, educational psychology, science communication, social
welfare, information sciences, and instructional design, as well as
practitioners and policy-makers, with empirical and theoretical
insights, and evidence-based support for decisions providing
learners and citizens with 21st century skills and knowledge, and
supporting well-being in today's information-based networked
society.
In this book, distributional justice theories developed by John
Rawls and Amartya Sen are applied to the governance of today's
media, proposing a fresh, and innovative assessment of the
potential role for media in society. Three case studies describe
the utilization of new media by marginalized communities in Israel
- Ethiopian immigrants, the Bedouin and Palestinians - and set the
stage for media policy scholars, teachers and students to discuss
an analytic framework for media policy that is fresh, different,
innovative and original. Departing from the utilitarian principles
that dominate Western liberal regimes, and that have led to the
proliferation of media systems in which control is concentrated in
the hands of the few, this work proposes an alternative that
focuses on redistributing power and voice.
After broadband access, what next? What role do metrics play in
understanding "information societies"? And, more important, in
shaping their policies? Beyond counting people with broadband
access, how can economic and social metrics inform broadband
policies, help evaluate their outcomes, and create useful models
for achieving national goals? This timely volume not only examines
the traditional questions about broadband, like availability and
access, but also explores and evaluates new metrics more applicable
to the evolving technologies of information access. Beyond
Broadband Access brings together a stellar array of media policy
scholars from a wide range of disciplines-economics, law, policy
studies, computer science, information science, and communications
studies. Importantly, it provides a well-rounded, international
perspective on theoretical approaches to databased communications
policymaking in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Showcasing
a diversity of approaches, this invaluable collection helps to meet
myriad challenges to improving the foundations for communications
policy development.
"Telecommunications, Broadcasting, and Information: Law, Policy,
and Regulation is a collection of readings designed to accompany an
upper-level undergraduate course that introduces students to the
challenges confronting regulators, practitioners, stakeholders, and
the public as a result of the convergence of information
technologies and their towering impact on democracy and on quality
of life. The approach adopted in this anthology introduces students
to basic concepts of economics, law, competition, and regulatory
governance, and to the fundamentals of communications and antitrust
policymaking, in order to set the foundation for class discussions
on issues pertaining to what have been distinct industries
telecommunications and broadcasting as they become one the
information industry. The issues covered in this collection range
from indecency regulation and political speech to interconnection
oversight and network neutrality; from media ownership and the role
of public and educational broadcasting to the technological
underpinnings of the American regulatory system and the quest for
universal service. Short introductions accompanying each of the
readings set them in the context of the field of knowledge needed
to fully comprehend the framework in which they are embedded.
Amit M. Schejter (Ph.D., Rutgers) is associate professor of
communications and co-director of the Institute for Information
Policy at the College of Communications of Penn State University.
His books, law reviews, and academic studies on communications
policy have been published and presented worldwide in four
languages. Sangyong Han (M.A., Indiana University) is a doctoral
candidate and research fellow at the Institute for Information
Policy at the College of Communications at Penn State University.
Previously, he has held managerial and marketing positions in the
Korean telecommunications industry."
In . . . And Communications for All, 16 leading communications
policy scholars present a comprehensive telecommunications policy
agenda for the new federal administration. This agenda emphasizes
the potential of information technologies to improve democratic
discourse, social responsibility, and the quality of life along
with the means by which it can be made available to all Americans.
Schejter has assembled an analysis of the reasons for the failure
of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and offers an international
benchmark for the future of telecommunications. Addressing a range
of topics, including network neutrality, rural connectivity, media
ownership, minority ownership, spectrum policy, universal broadband
policy, and media for children, it articulates a comprehensive
vision for the United States as a twenty-first-century information
society that is both internally inclusive and globally competitive.
In . . . And Communications for All, 16 leading communications
policy scholars present a comprehensive telecommunications policy
agenda for the new federal administration. This agenda emphasizes
the potential of information technologies to improve democratic
discourse, social responsibility, and the quality of life along
with the means by which it can be made available to all Americans.
Schejter has assembled an analysis of the reasons for the failure
of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and offers an international
benchmark for the future of telecommunications. Addressing a range
of topics, including network neutrality, rural connectivity, media
ownership, minority ownership, spectrum policy, universal broadband
policy, and media for children, it articulates a comprehensive
vision for the United States as a twenty-first-century information
society that is both internally inclusive and globally competitive.
The result of years of critical analysis of Israeli media law, this
book argues that the laws governing Israeli electronic media are
structured to limit the boundaries of public discourse. Amit M.
Schejter posits the theory of a "mute democracy," one in which the
media are designed to provide a platform for some voices to be
heard over others. While Israel's institutions may be democratic,
and while the effect of these policies may be limited, this book
contends that free speech in Israel is institutionally muted to
ensure the continued domination of the Jewish majority and its
preferred interpretation of what Israel means as a
Jewish-democratic state. Analyzing a wide range of legal documents
recorded in Israel from 1961 to 2007, "Muting Israeli Democracy"
demonstrates in scrupulous detail how law and policy are used to
promote the hegemonic national culture through the constraints and
obligations set on electronic media.
|
You may like...
Morbius
Jared Leto, Matt Smith, …
DVD
R179
Discovery Miles 1 790
|