{"product_id":"the-media-manifesto-hardback-9781509538058","title":"The Media Manifesto (Hardback) 9781509538058","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Media Manifesto\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eNatalie Fenton (Author), Des Freedman (Author), Justin Schlosberg (Author), Lina Dencik (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509538058, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 June 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e140 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.3 x 13 x 1.8 cm, 0.249 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e‘This timely and essential book presents a searing blueprint for democratizing our media. Expertly combining theory and critique with praxis, the book does exactly what a manifesto should do – it provides readers with the necessary analytical tools and culminates with a call to action. Another system is possible, and these brilliant scholar-activists show us the way forward!' \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVictor Pickard,​ Annenburg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania​\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Media giants, fake news, data justice. This is the essential guide to what is wrong with today’s media and how to make it right.’ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eVincent Mosco, author of The Smart City in a Digital World\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e‘a powerful and imaginative proposition that not only insightfully articulates the complexity of the problem but also makes a start at (re)conceptualising a radical political imaginary. Indeed, this manifesto has not only captured the spirit (or spectre) of change that our age sorely needs but has made a wonderfully inspiring start at materialising it.’\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGlobal Policy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e‘\u003ci\u003eThe Media Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e is a refreshing text that is not scared of stepping on the toes of powerful media organizations and dominant media theories of our times. ...this book will be of immense value to anyone who shares the authors’ vision for an emancipated society that rests on the principles of justice, liberty and democracy.’\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEuropean Journal of Communication\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOur media systems are in crisis. Run by unaccountable corporations and dominated by agendas and algorithms that are shrouded in mystery, these formerly trusted sources of information and entertainment have lost their way. As consumers, we have plenty of choice, but as citizens we have an abundance of misinformation and misrepresentation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this incisive manifesto, four prominent media scholars and activists put forth a roadmap for radical reform of concentrated media power. They argue that we should put media justice, economic democracy and social equality at the heart of our scholarship and our campaigning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Media Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a sharp analysis of our communications crisis and a passionate call for urgent change. It provides resources of hope for media reform movements across the globe.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Challenging Media Power Today\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy a manifesto?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe triumph of executive power\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExecutive media power on trial\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Claiming Media Justice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReframing media reform\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRethinking digital disruption\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReconfiguring the disinformation order\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e(Re)claiming media justice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Advancing Data Justice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMedia becomes datafied\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFraming what is at stake\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDepoliticizing datafication\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTowards data justice\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Articulating a Politics of Hope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsidering the alternatives\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Conclusion: A Manifesto for Media Reform\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA framework for media plurality\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA more democratic diverse and devolved public service broadcasting\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA free accountable and sustainable press\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDigital media policy\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Society \u0026amp; culture: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Society \u0026amp; culture: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Society%20\u0026amp;%20culture:%20general%20%5BJF%5D%22\"\u003eJF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441800966424,"sku":"9781509538058","price":31.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509538058.jpg?v=1785026108","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-media-manifesto-hardback-9781509538058","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}