Public television is uniquely positioned in our country to contribute to the invigoration of democratic public life because, ostensibly, it is neither driven by

Public television's original mandate required it to address issues of controversy and facilitate the inclusion of voices and perspectives from outside the estab

With contributions from key scholars from a wide variety of disciplines, this volume examines the crisis facing public broadcasting in the US today by analyzing

Concentration of the media has reached new heights, making it harder for alternative and critical voices to gain a hearing. The recent $86 billion merger of Tim