This text explores the link between the general formation and implementation of policy and the specific experience of media policy by the population as a whole. It discusses the basic issues of principle, the processes of implementation and the actual consequences in practice.

The book discusses the basic issues of principle, the processes of implementation and the actual consequences in practice.Provides a cross-media analysis of media policy Uses case studies to illustrate policy implementation Includes chapter summaries, questions for discussion and a chapter on further reading