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COMMENTS ON THE REPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL PANEL ON SOCIAL PROGRESS CHAPTER 13: MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2018

James Deane*
Affiliation:
BBC Media Action, Ibex House, 42–47 Minories, London EC3N 1DY, UK Email: [email protected]. URL: bbcmediaaction.org

Extract

Chapter 13 covers a broad waterfront, encompassing digital transformation, the unevenness in access to new technologies, the complex power dynamics that underpin the new media and communication space, the shifting role of journalism in enabling (or not) public knowledge, and the challenges and opportunities for social progress in media access, with particular attention focused on the role of citizen journalism and alternative media.

Type
Review Symposium on the Report of the International Panel on Social Progress 2018
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2018 

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