Media Freedom

“The battles over media freedom are as crucial now as at any point in the past 300 years. This is a comprehensive and compelling guide to the arguments we need to have by one of the most thoughtful scholars in the field... it’s a terrific book.” Alan Rusbridger: Editor of the Guardian  1995-2015; Member: Facebook Oversight Board, Chair: Reuters Journalism Programme, Oxford University “Damian Tambini has provided us with a set of essential democratic theories and analytical tools to confront the structural crises afflicting our media institutions today. Vividly argued and beautifully written, this book is packed with key insights, inspiring readers with the precious knowledge that building a better media system is not only possible, it's within our reach.” Victor Pickard, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania “This is a very well-researched, inspiring, thought-provoking and well-written work. … Tambini makes an original contribution to media law theory, thus establishing himself on a par with the great theoreticians of free speech and media freedom. Legal researchers and practitioners will benefit hugely from this fresh perspective informed by empirical, historical and political research.” Journal of Media Law “I thoroughly appreciated reading the book as it provides valuable guidance of how current and future policy approaches should look like to facilitate a free and independent media in the digital age.” Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly “Tambini offers a new conceptual baseline for future scholarly work, while also introducing a wider audience to the overarching idea of media freedom. With so many debates around the role and function of the media in a platformized environment currently unresolved, the intervention could not come at a better time.” Journal of Digital Media & Policy “As someone with an impressive track record writing at the intersection of politics and law on freedom of political expression, [Tambini] is ideally placed to offer an intelligent and intelligible view on how all forms of media should be regulated in a mature democratic society so as to protect our shared interest in good governance through informed public decision-making. His ideas are powerful…” Society