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Four Theories of the Press Siebert, Peterson and Schramm

Four Theories of the Press Siebert, Peterson and Schramm. Frederick S Siebert, Theodore Peterson and Wilbur Schramm, Four Theories of the Press. Urbana, University of Ilinois Press, 1963 (Originally published in 1956. The Theories . Authoritarian Libertarian Social Responsibility

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Four Theories of the Press Siebert, Peterson and Schramm

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  1. Four Theories of the PressSiebert, Peterson and Schramm Frederick S Siebert, Theodore Peterson and Wilbur Schramm, Four Theories of the Press. Urbana, University of Ilinois Press, 1963 (Originally published in 1956

  2. The Theories • Authoritarian • Libertarian • Social Responsibility • Soviet Communist

  3. Authoritarian • Developed in the 16th and 17th centuries • Absolute power of the monarchy (truth) • Press supports monarchy • Press must be licensed • Can’t criticize monarchy

  4. Libertarian • Began during the Enlightenment (Milton, Locke, Mills): Rationalism and Natural Rights Time of the Founding Fathers • Press informs, entertains and sells • Press helps discover the truth – the free marketplace of ideas Anyone can publish • Can’t defame or be obscene • Checks government

  5. Soviet Communism • From Marx, Lenin and Stalin • Press contributes to success of the state • Only legal party members can publish • Government has “influence” over the press • Can’t criticize party

  6. Social Responsibility • How our press is suppose to operate • Don’t have a free marketplace, so press must be responsible or forced to be • Everyone should have access to press (letters, opinions) • Controlled by community opinion, ethics • Can’t violate people’s rights • Press can be free and be combrehensive and objective

  7. Hutchins Commission ’47 • Power of chains • Lack of social responsibility • Need for truthful, comprehensive, intelligent account of day’s events • Need to be a forum for comment, criticism • Need to be representative (minorities) • Need to challenge society’s goals and values

  8. Goals of Social Responsibility • Journalism school needed to train reporters • Journalists need to be free from obligations and influence • Opinion pages • Local control of content (especially with chains) • Ombudsmen to be readers’ advocates

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