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Summary of the chapter
Overview
Design Characteristics of A communications Platform For a Liberal Public Platform or a Liberal Public Sphere
The Emergence of the Commercial Mass-Media Platform for the Public Sphere
Basic Critiques of Mass Media
Mass Media as a Platform for the Public Sphere
Media Concentration: The Power of Ownership and Money
Commercialism, Journalism, and Political Inertness
Sources
Sources cited in the chapter
Other relevant readings
Case Studies
Supporting examples
Counter-examples
Key Concepts