Information and Democracy: Public Policy in the News

by Stuart N. Soroka and Christopher Wlezien

Book Overview

Around the world, there are increasing concerns about the accuracy of media coverage. It is vital in representative democracies that citizens have access to reliable information about what is happening in government policy, so that they can form meaningful preferences and hold politicians accountable. Yet much research and conventional wisdom questions whether the necessary information is available, consumed, and understood. This study is the first...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108811892
• ISBN13: 9781108811897
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"