Four Theories of the Press: The Authoritarian, Libertarian, Social Responsibility, and Soviet Communist Concepts of What the Press Should Be and Do, Volume 10Presented 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. |
Contents
THE AUTHORITARIAN THEORY | 9 |
THE LIBERTARIAN THEORY | 39 |
THE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY | 73 |
THE SOVIET COMMUNIST THEORY | 105 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 147 |
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Four Theories of the Press: The Authoritarian, Libertarian ..., Volume 10 Fred Siebert,Theodore Peterson,Wilbur Schramm No preview available - 1956 |
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