Convergences: Civil Society Media and Policies
International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics
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Convergences: Civil Society Media and Policies
International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics
Special double issue 5.1&2 (intellect books)
Guest editor: Gabriele Hadl
 
Worldwide, alternative and community media have been on the forefront of
innovation. Yet, policies have systematically distorted the mediascape in
favor of business and governmentally oriented media. Now, with digital
switchover of broadcast media and new Internet policies, what chances should
not be missed? What would better policies look like? Who should get to
decide? Authors from over 15 countries discuss the role of civil society
(and uncivil society), indigenous peoples' networks, governmental
recognition, activist interventions, battles for airwaves and a place at the
bargaining table, and experiences in creating commons within commercial
enclosures. Reviews cover the latest publications in the area. This volume
makes the case for a new sub-field of alternative media studies focused on
policy.

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CONTENTS
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* What are civil society media and why do they need better policies?
(Gabriele Hadl)
* Much more than a little byte: citizens and broadband (Dorothy Kidd)
* At the margins of internet governance: grassroots tech groups and
communication policy (Arne Hintz & Stefania Milan)
* Outlaws and citizens: indigenous people and the 'new media nation¹
(Valerie Alia)
* Brazilian community communication initiatives in radio and TV digital
switchover (Adilson Cabral)
* Policy convergence and online civil society media in Japan (Gabriele Hadl
& Hamada Tadahisa)
* Why can't civil society media grow in Serbia? (Miroljub Radojkovic)
* People¹s media and reform efforts in Thailand (Lisa Brooten and Supinya
Klangnarong)
* Participatory discussion programs as Œhybrid community media¹ in Uganda
(Linda Nassanga Goretti)
* Indigenous video and policy contexts in Latin America (Juan Francisco
Salazar) 
* Citizen media action and the transformation of indecency and obscenity
censorship in Hong Kong (Lam Oi Wan)
 
Produced with support from JSPS and the Civil Society Media Research
Consortium
http://web.mac.com/ellenycx/CSMPolicyPublic/
 
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The International Journal of Media and Cultural Politics (MCP) is committed
to analyzing the politics of communication(s) and cultural processes. It
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