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Four Theories of the Press:
The Authoritarian, Litertarian, Social Responsibility, and Soviet Communist Concepts of What the Press Should Be and Do

by Wilbur Schramm, Theodore Peterson, Frederick S. and Etal Siebert

ISBN 0252724216 / 9780252724213 / 0-252-72421-6
Publisher Univ of Illinois Pr
Language English
Edition Softcover
List price $20.00
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Presented here are the four major theories behind the functioning of the world's presses: (1) the Authoritarian theory; (2) the Libertarian theory; (3) the Social Responsibility Theory; and (4) the Soviet Communist Theory. These theories, analyzed in the light of modern thought, summarize the conflict among the major approaches to communication since Plato's day. [via]