Abstract
America's Battle for Media Democracy: The Triumph of Corporate Libertarianism and the Future of Media Reform. By Pickard Victor . New York, NY : Cambridge University Press , 2015. 247p. $85.00 cloth, $29.99 paper. Pickard examines the history of media regulations in the United States. Pickard provides a rich detailing of the policymakers, activists, and debates that drove media policy for the last hundred years. The great value of this work lies not just in its consideration of enacted policies, but also in its consideration of the many policy alternatives not taken, and the arguments for and against those forsaken alternatives.
