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What Is Media Policy?

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Napoli, PM
Published in: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
May 1, 2023

This article offers a definition of media policy and, through a discussion of specific areas of public policy, describes the scope of media policy as an area of potential government intervention. I argue for a more expansive conceptualization of media policy than has typically guided the work of 21st-century media policymakers. I also argue that there has been a troubling tendency to apply a technology policy framework to contexts that would be better served by a media policy analytical framework. The result has been a neglect of core media policy principles that are focused on cultivating an informed citizenry and ensuring that communities’ information needs are being met.

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Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

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EISSN

1552-3349

ISSN

0002-7162

Publication Date

May 1, 2023

Volume

707

Issue

1

Start / End Page

29 / 45

Related Subject Headings

  • General Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
 

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Napoli, P. M. (2023). What Is Media Policy? Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 707(1), 29–45. https://doi.org/10.1177/00027162231211387
Napoli, P. M. “What Is Media Policy?Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 707, no. 1 (May 1, 2023): 29–45. https://doi.org/10.1177/00027162231211387.
Napoli PM. What Is Media Policy? Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 2023 May 1;707(1):29–45.
Napoli, P. M. “What Is Media Policy?Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, vol. 707, no. 1, May 2023, pp. 29–45. Scopus, doi:10.1177/00027162231211387.
Napoli PM. What Is Media Policy? Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 2023 May 1;707(1):29–45.
Journal cover image

Published In

Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

DOI

EISSN

1552-3349

ISSN

0002-7162

Publication Date

May 1, 2023

Volume

707

Issue

1

Start / End Page

29 / 45

Related Subject Headings

  • General Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences