Remaking public service broadcasting

Lessons from Allston-Brighton free radio

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ID6220297
AuthorsKevin Howley (0000-0001-6808-0738, DePauw University, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume3
Issue2
Pages221-240
Publication date2004-10-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial movement studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1474-2829 • E-ISSN: 1474-2837
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/1474283042000266137
OpenAlexW2042367995
LanguageEN
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The role of communication in social movement theory is well observed. Considerably less attention has been given to the question of whether or not media reform efforts constitute social movements in and of themselves. In an effort to consider the efficacy of media reform initiatives and to evaluate their relevance to social movement studies, this essay examines the evolution of a so-called 'free radio' station in the city of Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The essay situates a discussion of 'free radio' in relation to the unprecedented consolidation of commercial radio and the attendant diminution of public service broadcasting in the USA. The lessons learned from Allston-Brighton Free Radio help to illuminate the local and particular dynamics of a global movement for communicative democracy. Keywords: Communicative democracycommunity radiopublic service broadcastingsocial movementsmedia activismregulatory policy

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