Access to the media is a source of continuing debate among the public who seek it and the media managers who grant it. Special interests hope to display their ideological goods in the media marketplace while media managers argue there is no space left. This current view of direct access to the media loses sight of the access ideal—a diversity of viewpoints presented for the continued operation of the democratic process. This essay examines the current access debate, its origins and its futility, while reexamining the access ideal and charting a path for its successful revival.
Communication Quarterly
Volume 32, 1984 - Issue 1
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