The democratisation of the media through proliferation: new technologies, changes in regulation and

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The democratisation of the media through
proliferation new technologies, changes in
regulation and community broadcasting.La
democratización de las medias por la
proliferación a través de nuevas tecnologias,
cambios en la regulación y emisoras
comunitarias.

• Guy Starkey, University of Sunderland

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The democratisation of the media through
proliferation new technologies, changes in
regulation and community broadcasting.

• Introduction
• A growing potential for mediatised globalisation
• The proliferation of services as a democratising
  counter to globalisation
• Regulation the last bastion of resistance to
  globalised media

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Share of all UK radio listening
(Source RAJAR/JICRAR 1982 Excluding BBC
regionals and Radio Luxembourg)
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The democratisation of the media through
proliferation new technologies, changes in
regulation and community broadcasting.

• Introduction
• A growing potential for mediatised globalisation
• The proliferation of services as a democratising
  counter to globalisation
• Regulation the last bastion of resistance to
  globalised media
• Participatory resistance to globalisation

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The democratisation of the media through
proliferation new technologies, changes in
regulation and community broadcasting.

• Introduction
• A growing potential for mediatised globalisation
• The proliferation of services as a democratising
  counter to globalisation
• Regulation the last bastion of resistance to
  globalised media
• Participatory resistance to globalisation
• Conclusions

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