On competition, access and diversity in media, old and new: Some remarks for communications policy in the information age

New Media and Society

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 183-207

  Van Cuilenburg, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Communications policy; Media access; Media competition; Media diversity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345823608     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14614449922225555     Document Type: Article

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