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Improving the condition of marginalized communities in society cannot happen without changing current information and communications policies. These policies should not focus on the contribution they make to the common good, which takes place at the expense of the needs and wants of subaltern individuals. Rather, they should aim at the fulfillment of specific needs as determined by society’s disadvantaged. The policy we suggest here is based on combining both Rawlsian and Senian approaches and it calls for providing those who do not have access to contemporary expressive media with such access, while ensuring that all four characteristics of new media are adequately provided. This will require teaching the marginalized to use and capitalize on these media.
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Schejter, A.M., Tirosh, N. (2016). Conclusion: Social Justice and Communications Policy in Transition. In: A Justice-Based Approach for New Media Policy. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41510-9_9
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