Measures of press freedom and media contributions to development:evaluating the evaluators

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Bibliographic Details
Group Author: Abbott Susan 1973-; Morgan Libby; Price Monroe E 1950-
Published: Peter Lang,
Publisher Address: New York
Publication Dates: c2011.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Mass communication and journalism ; v. 4
Subjects:
Carrier Form: vi, 343 p.: ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 9781433112898 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1433112892 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781433112904 (alk. paper)
1433112906 (alk. paper)
Index Number: G206
CLC: G206.3
Call Number: G206.3/M484
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Press freedom measures: an introduction / by Monroe Price -- Examining existing measures of press freedom and media sustainability: a critical look at indicators and methodologies of measurement. Conceptualizing and measuring characteristics of media systems / by Lee Becker and Tudor Vlad -- When theory meets practice: critical reflections from the field on press freedom indicators / by Gerry Power, Anna Godfrey, and Patrick McCurdy -- Examining and critiquing existing measures of media development / by Andrew Puddephatt -- What are we measuring? a critical review of media development assess