Communications Research in Action by Philip M. Napoli, Minna ... - 9780823233472

Communications Research in ActionScholar-Activist Collaborations for a Democratic Public Sphere\nAuthor(s): Philip M. Napoli, Minna Aslama\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Fordham University Press, United States\nImprint: Fordham University Press\nISBN-13: 9780823233472, 978-0823233472\nSynopsis\nA synergy between academia and activism has long been a goal of both scholars and advocacy organizations in communications research. The essays in Communications Research in Action demonstrate, for the first time in one volume, how an effective partnership between the two can contribute to a more democratic public sphere by helping to break down the digital divide to allow greater access to critical technologies, democratizing the corporate ownership of the media industry, and offering myriad opportunities for varied articulation of individuals' ideas.\n Essays spanning topics such as the effect of ownership concentration on children's television programming, the media's impact on community bu.