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Can the Media Serve Democracy?: Essays in Honour of Jay G. Blumler
S. Coleman (Ed.)
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Description for Can the Media Serve Democracy?: Essays in Honour of Jay G. Blumler
Hardback. This landmark collection brings together many of the leading scholars in the field of political communication to reflect upon a key question of our age: Can the media serve democracy? Editor(s): Coleman, Stephen; Moss, Giles; Parry, Katy. Num Pages: 272 pages, 2 black & white tables. BIC Classification: JFD; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 225 x 145 x 20. Weight in Grams: 440.
This landmark collection brings leading scholars in the field of political communication to debate one of the most important questions of our age: Can the media serve democracy? For the media to be democratic, they must enter into a positive relationship with their readers, viewers and listeners as citizens rather than consumers who buy things, audiences who gaze upon spectacles or isolated egos, obsessed with themselves. The media's first task is to remind people that they are inhabitants of a world in which they can make a difference. By enabling citizens to encounter and make sense of events, relationships and ... Read more
This landmark collection brings leading scholars in the field of political communication to debate one of the most important questions of our age: Can the media serve democracy? For the media to be democratic, they must enter into a positive relationship with their readers, viewers and listeners as citizens rather than consumers who buy things, audiences who gaze upon spectacles or isolated egos, obsessed with themselves. The media's first task is to remind people that they are inhabitants of a world in which they can make a difference. By enabling citizens to encounter and make sense of events, relationships and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
439g
Number of Pages
251
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137467911
SKU
V9781137467911
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About S. Coleman (Ed.)
W. Lance Bennett, University of Washington, Seattle, USA Menahem Blondheim, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel Jay G. Blumler, University of Leeds, UK Kees Brants, Leiden University, Netherlands Stephen Coleman, University of Leeds, UK John Corner, University of Liverpool, UK James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK William H. Dutton, Michigan State University, USA Frank Esser, University of Zurich, Switzerland Bob ... Read more
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