These functions of media in the way that it exists is described in a review of Victor Pickard's book, "America's Battle for Media Democracy: The Triumph of Corporate Libertarianism and the Future of Media Reform," where Josh Shepperd wrote, “If one approaches the historical question of media ownership from a public service model, the private emphasis of the system requires praise for its innovations and self-sustainability, but deserves deep interrogation for its largely uncontested claim that the system, as is, provides the best opportunity for social recognition”.