Dear All,
this might be of interest to those interested in media regulation, and 
includes also a chapter on UK community radio.

Best,
Salvo
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Source:
http://www.uk.sagepub.com/books/Book235674

Media Regulation Governance and the Interests of Citizens and Consumers

Peter Lunt, The University of Leicester
Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics

232 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 9780857025708

Sample chapter at: 
http://www.uk.sagepub.com/upm-data/45145_Lunt_and_Livingstone.pdf

In Media Regulation, two leading scholars of the media examine the 
challenges of regulation in the global mediated sphere. This book 
explores the way that regulation affects the relations between 
government, the media and communications market, civil society, citizens 
and consumers. Drawing on theories of governance and the public sphere, 
the book critically analyzes issues at the heart of today's media, from 
the future of public service broadcasting to burdens on individuals to 
develop their media literacy.

Peter Lunt and Sonia Livingstone incisively lay bare shifts in 
governance and the new role of the public sphere which implicate 
self-regulation, the public interest, the role of civil society and the 
changing risks and opportunities for citizens and consumers. It is 
essential reading to understand the forces that are reshaping the media 
landscape.