La télévision publique aux États-Unis à un tournant de son histoire: vers une résurgence ? (French).

PUBLIC television; LIBERALISM; INTERNET; MASS media; UNITED States politics & government, 2009-2017; HISTORY

Acknowledging the renewed interest for public media in the United States since 2008, as well as the reminiscence of futurist philosophy in official speeches, we look into the reality of public media 2.0, and the place of public television in the context of Obama's America. We examine the contradictions and problems inherited from the liberal tradition, and describe how public television emerged in the United States, with a view to clarify what is left today of the initial ideal and to determine whether the present conditions are favourable to public media. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Constatant le regain d'intérèt pour les médias publics aux Êtats-Unis depuis 2008, ainsi que la réminiscence de la philosophie futuriste dans les discours officiels, nous nous penchons sur la réalité des médias publics 2.0 et sur la place de la télévision publique dans le contexte de l'Amérique d'Obama. Nous examinons les contradictions et les proble'mes hérités de la tradition libérale et décrivons comment la télévision publique a émergé aux Êtats-Unis afin de discerner ce qu'il reste aujourd'hui de l'idéal initial et d'évaluer si les conditions sont favorables aux médias publics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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