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Lived Policy: Towards the Humanization of Telecommunications by Ali, Christopher

“…This paper develops the concept of "lived policy" for the methodological toolkits of critical, qualitative communication policy scholars. Lived policy seeks to…”
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The Politics of Good Enough: Rural Broadband and Policy Failure in the United States by Ali, Christopher

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Telecommunications localism: the fight for control over local communication networks in the United States by Ali, Christopher

“…While called the “bedrock” and “cornerstone” of US media policy, the localism principle has been chipped away over 40 years by the Federal Communications…”
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Telecommunications localism by Christopher Ali

“…While called the "bedrock" and "cornerstone" of US media policy, the localism principle has been chipped away over 40 years by the Federal Communications…”
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Desert Work: Life and Labor in a News and Broadband Desert by Mathews, Nick, Ali, Christopher

“…This study offers a systematic qualitative investigation inside a news and broadband desert. Despite popular attention to the ramifications of limitations of…”
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“Come on f––er, just load!” Powerlessness, waiting, and life without broadband by Mathews, Nick, Ali, Christopher

“…Abstract Waiting is a way of experiencing the effects of power. This article finds those waiting for fixed broadband connection are powerless to end the…”
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When the Watchdog Neither Barks Nor Bites: Communication as a Power Resource in Media Policy and Regulation by Ali, Christopher, Puppis, Manuel

“…Communication in policymaking and regulation has been of interest to political scientists for the last 15 years. Lamentably, the conceptualization and analysis…”
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Critical Regionalism and the Policies of Place: Revisiting Localism for the Digital Age by Ali, Christopher

“…Local broadcasting is at a crossroads in Western media systems. While regulators work to address emergent challenges, an enduring tension within the discourse…”
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Towards a Connected Commonwealth: The roles of counties in broadband deployment in Virginia by Ali, Christopher

“…This paper identifies the roles of counties in the deployment of high-speed internet ("broadband") networks in the United States. Counties play crucial roles…”
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The Merits of Merit Goods: Local Journalism and Public Policy in a Time of Austerity by Ali, Christopher

“…Local journalism is often categorized by policymakers and academics as what neoclassical economists call a public good. The theory of public goods is used to…”
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The reluctant regulator: The Rural Utilities Service and American broadband policy by Ali, Christopher, Duemmel, Mark

“…Drawing on the increasing body of literature on policy stakeholders and the ever-growing acknowledgement that communication policy is crafted by more than just…”
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Critical Regionalism and the Policies of Place: Revisiting Localism for the Digital Age: Critical Regionalism and the Policies of Place by Ali, Christopher

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From praxis to pragmatism: Junior scholars and policy impact by Ali, Christopher, Herzog, Christian

“…Drawing on Buckingham's observation that academic research either has to become public knowledge or its originators must have a high visibility in the public…”
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The last PEG or community media 2.0? Negotiating place and placelessness at PhillyCAM by Ali, Christopher

“…This article investigates the changes, challenges and opportunities present in American community media through a case study of PhillyCAM, a community…”
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The Merits of Merit Goods: Local Journalism and Public Policy in a Time of Austerity by Ali, Christopher

“…Abstract Local journalism is often categorized by policymakers and academics as what neoclassical economists call a public good. The theory of public goods is…”
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Towards a connected commonwealth: The roles of counties in broadband deployment in Virginia by Ali, Christopher, Simmerman, Abby, Lansing, Nicholas

“…This paper explores the role of counties in the deployment of high-speed internet (“broadband”) networks in the United States. Counties play crucial roles in…”
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Searching for Sheboygans: On the future of small market newspapers by Ali, Christopher, Radcliffe, Damian, Schmidt, Thomas R, Donald, Rosalind

“…This article addresses the knowledge gap regarding small market newspapers in the United States. We address a deceptively simple research question: what is the…”
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Special Issue: Information Access Practices by Strover, Sharon, Oltmann, Shannon M., Ali, Christopher, Kammer, Jenna

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A broadcast system in whose interest? Tracing the origins of broadcast localism in Canadian and Australian television policy, 1950–1963 by Ali, Christopher

“…The television systems of Canada and Australia are often assumed to be similar if not synonymous. Both are dominated by American imports; rely on a networking…”
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Media at the margins: policy and practice in American, Canadian, and British community television by Ali, Christopher

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