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Another Media System is Possible: Ripping Open the Overton Window, from Platforms to Public Broadcasting

2023; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 30; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/13183222.2023.2201804

1318-3222

Victor Pickard,

E-Government and Public Services

Despite their absence within dominant policy discourses, radical ideas for structurally reforming information and communication systems are proliferating. This article begins to explore and synthesise several policy proposals for creating ambitious—even utopian—models that better serve democratic societies' information needs. These initiatives generally aim to decommodify the entire digital media system, thus requiring a holistic approach, with special attention given to discrete layers of content production and dissemination. Within this broader framework, it is necessary that policies attend to the political, economic, and technological specificities of platforms and journalism.