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Analyzing The World Bank's Blueprint For Promoting "Information And Communications", Sherille Ismail
Analyzing The World Bank's Blueprint For Promoting "Information And Communications", Sherille Ismail
Federal Communications Law Journal
Book Review: Information and Communications for Development 2006: Global Trends and Policies, issued by the World Bank.
This Review provides a summary and brief analysis of foreign private investment, the book's blueprint for reform, and how investments have fared in promoting economic growth and reducing poverty. The book is a valuable asset for governments, scholars, investors, and the international community seeking to serve end users in developing countries.
Creation Of The Media: A Review And Introspective, Shannon M. Heim
Creation Of The Media: A Review And Introspective, Shannon M. Heim
Federal Communications Law Journal
A review of Paul Starr's Creation of the Media, Basic Books 2004. This review discusses the historical treatment that Starr presents in his narrative of modern communications, particularly focusing on the "constitutive moments" in the growth of the media.
A Practitioner's View Of Broadcaster Power, Andrew J. Siegel
A Practitioner's View Of Broadcaster Power, Andrew J. Siegel
Federal Communications Law Journal
A Review of J. H. Snider's Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick: How Local TV Broadcasters Exert Political Power, iUniverse, Inc. 2005. Assistant General Counsel for CBS Andrew J. Siegel reviews this critique of the spectrum award given to television stations as part of The Telecommunications Act of 1996. Using a principal-agent theory, this book examines the complicated relationship between politicians, local television broadcasters, and the U.S. public in an attempt to explain why television broadcasters received the additional spectrum.
The Continuing Role Of State Policy, Jeffrey A. Hart
The Continuing Role Of State Policy, Jeffrey A. Hart
Federal Communications Law Journal
A review of Hernan Galperin's New Television, Old Politics: The Transition to Digital TV in the United States and Britain, Cambridge University Press, 2004. Based on comparative case studies in Britain and the United States, this book analyzes the transition to digital television in both countries, considers governmental regulatory strategies, and focuses on the impact of various factors, including political influence and market and technological changes.