Introduction 1. The Rise and Fall of the Broadcasting Model 2. The DIY Aesthetic and Local Media 3. Networking the Global Community 4. Labor Communications in the New Global Economy 5. The Fight over Content 6. The Shape of Things to Come
Biography
Jesse Drew is Professor of Technocultural Studies at the University of California, Davis, US.
'...Drew offers formidable knowledge of American alternative broadcasting, both radio and television. It is compelling reading for anyone writing about politicized culture, media history, or anti-corporate activism...Much of what he says about democratic media, no one would disagree with. What lends particular value to his statements is the emphasis on first-hand accounts of his personal involvement, and depictions of events in which he played a role.' Molly Hankwitz, Other Zine
"A Social History of Contemporary Democratic Media draws on a remarkable personal history of labor, antiracist, and media activism. [...] The author effortlessly straddles the fence between doing social movement media and analyzing them." -John D. H. Downing, International Journal of Communication
