Allen, David S., 1955-

Democracy, inc. : the press and law in the corporate rationalization of the public sphere / Democracy, incorporated David S. Allen. - Urbana : University of Illinois Press, (c)2005. - 1 online resource. - The history of communication .

Includes bibliographies and index.

The rise of corporate rationalization -- Corporate rationalization and discourse democracy : seeking alternatives -- Professionalization of the press and law : routinization and management -- Defining a professional mission : the law and the question of public representation -- Corporate ownership and the press : collapsing distinctions -- Public television, parks, parades, and rest areas : managing the property of public life -- Resisting corporate rationalization : toward a discourse theory of the First Amendment.



9780252090400 9781283077347

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Press law--United States.
Corporate state--United States.
Democracy--United States.


Electronic Books.

KF2750 / .D466 2005