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Four Theories of the Press:: The Authoritarian, Libertarian, Social Responsibility, and Soviet Communist Concepts of What the Press Should Be and Do Paperback – 15 October 1963
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Presented here are four major theories behind the functioning of the world's presses: (1) the Authoritarian theory, which developed in the late Renaissance and was based on the idea that truth is the product of a few wise men; (2) the Libertarian theory, which arose from the works of men like Milton, Locke, Mill, and Jefferson and avowed that the search for truth is one of man's natural rights; (3) the Social Responsibility theory of the modern day: equal radio and television time for political candidates, the obligations of the newspaper in a one-paper town, etc.; (4) the Soviet Communist theory, an expanded and more positive version of the old Authoritarian theory.
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- Edition1st
- PublisherUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS
- Publication date15 October 1963
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions15.24 x 1.52 x 22.86 cm
- Print length168 pages
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Fred S. Siebert is Director of the School of Journalism and Communications at the University of Illinois. Theodore Peterson is Associate Professor of Journalism and Communications at the University of Illinois. Wilbur Schramm, former Dean of the Communications Division of the University of Illinois, is Professor of Journalism and Communications at Stanford University.
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- Publisher : UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS PRESS; 1st edition (15 October 1963)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 168 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0252724216
- ISBN-13 : 978-0252724213
- Dimensions : 15.24 x 1.52 x 22.86 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 1,183,322 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 310 in Journalism Textbooks
- 592 in Media Studies Textbooks
- 2,444 in Journalism & Nonfiction Writing Reference
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This was a good read and went into a good amount of detail per chapter on the various roles of society. I did have some pages that printed very poorly and became unreadable within the book but other than that the book was broken down into a very organized and good length that made reading enjoyable and informative.