Media Myths
by Adam D. Thierer
Publisher: The Progress & Freedom Foundation 2005
ISBN/ASIN: 0965957802
ISBN-13: 9780965957809
Number of pages: 176
Description:
Are media companies in this country too big? Is the media diverse enough and competitive enough today? And what relationship, if any, does media size have to the health of our democracy? These are the questions Adam Thierer explores in this book.
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