Four Theories of the Press
The Authoritarian, Libertarian, Social Responsibility, and Soviet Communist Concepts of What the Press Should Be and Do
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts
| Author: | Fred Siebert, Theodore Peterson, Wilbur Schramm | ISBN: | 9780252051050 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press | Publication: | October 1, 1963 |
| Imprint: | University of Illinois Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Fred Siebert, Theodore Peterson, Wilbur Schramm |
| ISBN: | 9780252051050 |
| Publisher: | University of Illinois Press |
| Publication: | October 1, 1963 |
| Imprint: | University of Illinois Press |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
