Four Theories of the Press The Authoritarian, Libertarian, Social Responsibility, and Soviet Communist Concepts of What the Press Should Be and Do |
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| Author:
| Siebert, Fred
Peterson, Theodore
Schramm, Wilbur |
| ISBN: | 978-0-252-72421-3 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1963 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $23.00 |
Book Description:
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Presented here are four major theories behind the functioning of the world's presses: (1) the Authoritarian theory, which developed in the late Renaissance and was based on the idea that truth is the product of a few wise men; (2) the Libertarian theory, which arose from the works of men like Milton, Locke, Mill, and Jefferson and avowed that the ......
Presented here are four major theories behind the functioning of the world's presses: (1) the Authoritarian theory, which developed in the late Renaissance and was based on the idea that truth is the product of a few wise men; (2) the Libertarian theory, which arose from the works of men like Milton, Locke, Mill, and Jefferson and avowed that the ......