Strategies for Media Reform: International Perspectives
New York: Fordham University Press (2016), 360 pp.
ISBN 978-0-8232-7165-8 (print); 978-0-8232-7164-1 (print); 9780823271696 (ebook)
Signature commbox: 10-Rights-E 2016
I. INTRODUCTION
1 Media Reform: An Overview / Des Freedman and Jonathan A. Obar
2 Media Policy Literacy: A Foundation for Media Reform / Becky Lentz
II. INTERNET ACTIVISM FOR MEDIA REFORM
3 Activating the Fifth Estate: Bill C-30 and the Digitally-Mediated Public Watchdog / Jonathan A. Obar and Leslie Regan Shade
4 WikiLeaks and 'Indirect' Media Reform / Christian Christensen
5 Mobilizing for Net Rights: The Charter of Human Rights and Principles for the Internet / M. I. Franklin
6 Electronic Frontier Foundation: The Largest Internet Protest in History Isn't the Important Part: Lessons from the SOPA Fight / Rainey Reitman
7 Free Press: Internet Freedom from the Outside-in: Upending Big-Money Politics to Win Net Neutrality / Craig Aaron and Timothy Karr
8 New America Foundation: A Victory for Digital Justice (Your Tax Dollars at Work) / Joshua Breitbart
9 Openmedia.ca: Working Toward an Open Connected Future / David Christopher
III. THE POWER OF THE MEDIA REFORM MOVEMENT
10 A Perfect Storm for Media Reform: Activist Strategies and Socio-political Circumstances behind Telecommunication Reforms in Mexico / Alejandro Abraham-Hamanoiel
11 Between Philosophy and Action: The Story of the Media Reform Coalition / Benedetta Brevini and Justin Schlosberg
12 Media Reform Movements in Taiwan / Hsin-yi Sandy Tsai and Shih-Hung Lo
13 Organizing for Media Reform in Canada: The Cases of Media Democracy Day, OpenMedia.ca, and Reimagine CBC / Kathleen Cross and David Skinner
14 Prometheus Radio Project: Winning a Big Fight for Little Radio Stations: The Battle Over Low Power FM in the US / Hannah Sassaman and Pete Tridish
15 Prometheus Radio Project: 90 per cent Community, 10 per cent Radio: Media Reform, Radio Justice, and the Proliferation of Low Power FM / Sanjay Jolly
16 Media Foundation For West Africa: A Case Study of Media Reform Initiatives in West Africa / Kwame Karikari
IV. MEDIA REFORM AS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
17 Waves of Struggle: The History and Future of American Media Reform / Victor Pickard
18 Policy Hacking: Citizen-Based Policymaking and Media Reform / Arne Hintz
19 Reforming or Conforming? The Contribution of Communication Studies to Media Policy in Switzerland / Manuel Puppis and Matthias Kunzler
20 '…please grant success to the journey on which I have come': successful and unsuccessful media reform strategies in Israel / Noam Tirosh and Amit Schejter
21 Legislating for a More Participatory Media System: Reform Strategies in South America / Cheryl Martens Oliver Reina and Ernesto Vivares
22 Public Service Broadcasting in Egypt: Strategies for Media Reform / Rasha Abdulla
23 Impunity, Inclusion and Implementation: Media Reform Challenges in Thailand, Burnma/Myanmar and the Philippines / Lisa Brooten
24 Doha Centre for Media Freedom: Media reform through capacity building: Media and Information Literacy and Journalist Training / Peter Townson
25 Cultural Survival (Guatemala): Organization and Mission / Mark Camp
26 Open Society Foundations: Media Reform in Mexico: Civil Society Making Law / Marius Dragomir
1 Media Reform: An Overview / Des Freedman and Jonathan A. Obar
2 Media Policy Literacy: A Foundation for Media Reform / Becky Lentz
II. INTERNET ACTIVISM FOR MEDIA REFORM
3 Activating the Fifth Estate: Bill C-30 and the Digitally-Mediated Public Watchdog / Jonathan A. Obar and Leslie Regan Shade
4 WikiLeaks and 'Indirect' Media Reform / Christian Christensen
5 Mobilizing for Net Rights: The Charter of Human Rights and Principles for the Internet / M. I. Franklin
6 Electronic Frontier Foundation: The Largest Internet Protest in History Isn't the Important Part: Lessons from the SOPA Fight / Rainey Reitman
7 Free Press: Internet Freedom from the Outside-in: Upending Big-Money Politics to Win Net Neutrality / Craig Aaron and Timothy Karr
8 New America Foundation: A Victory for Digital Justice (Your Tax Dollars at Work) / Joshua Breitbart
9 Openmedia.ca: Working Toward an Open Connected Future / David Christopher
III. THE POWER OF THE MEDIA REFORM MOVEMENT
10 A Perfect Storm for Media Reform: Activist Strategies and Socio-political Circumstances behind Telecommunication Reforms in Mexico / Alejandro Abraham-Hamanoiel
11 Between Philosophy and Action: The Story of the Media Reform Coalition / Benedetta Brevini and Justin Schlosberg
12 Media Reform Movements in Taiwan / Hsin-yi Sandy Tsai and Shih-Hung Lo
13 Organizing for Media Reform in Canada: The Cases of Media Democracy Day, OpenMedia.ca, and Reimagine CBC / Kathleen Cross and David Skinner
14 Prometheus Radio Project: Winning a Big Fight for Little Radio Stations: The Battle Over Low Power FM in the US / Hannah Sassaman and Pete Tridish
15 Prometheus Radio Project: 90 per cent Community, 10 per cent Radio: Media Reform, Radio Justice, and the Proliferation of Low Power FM / Sanjay Jolly
16 Media Foundation For West Africa: A Case Study of Media Reform Initiatives in West Africa / Kwame Karikari
IV. MEDIA REFORM AS DEMOCRATIC REFORM
17 Waves of Struggle: The History and Future of American Media Reform / Victor Pickard
18 Policy Hacking: Citizen-Based Policymaking and Media Reform / Arne Hintz
19 Reforming or Conforming? The Contribution of Communication Studies to Media Policy in Switzerland / Manuel Puppis and Matthias Kunzler
20 '…please grant success to the journey on which I have come': successful and unsuccessful media reform strategies in Israel / Noam Tirosh and Amit Schejter
21 Legislating for a More Participatory Media System: Reform Strategies in South America / Cheryl Martens Oliver Reina and Ernesto Vivares
22 Public Service Broadcasting in Egypt: Strategies for Media Reform / Rasha Abdulla
23 Impunity, Inclusion and Implementation: Media Reform Challenges in Thailand, Burnma/Myanmar and the Philippines / Lisa Brooten
24 Doha Centre for Media Freedom: Media reform through capacity building: Media and Information Literacy and Journalist Training / Peter Townson
25 Cultural Survival (Guatemala): Organization and Mission / Mark Camp
26 Open Society Foundations: Media Reform in Mexico: Civil Society Making Law / Marius Dragomir
