Journalism and Democracy: An Evaluation of the Political Public Sphere

by Brian McNair

Book Overview

The public sphere is said to be in crisis. Dumbing down, tabloidisation, infotainment and spin are alleged to contaminate it, adversely affecting the quality of political journalism and of democracy itself. There is a pervasive pessimism about the relationship between the media and democracy, and widespread concern for the future of the political process.
Journalism and Democracy challenges this orthodoxy, arguing instead for an alternative, more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415212804
• ISBN13: 9780415212809
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"