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Name: How Media Inform Democracy: A Comparative Approach (Routledge New Developments in Communication and Society Research)
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Author: AALBERG, TORIL &amp; CURRAN, JAMES (EDS)
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by Toril Aalberg (Editor); James Curran (Editor)

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In this timely book, leading researchers consider how media inform democracy in six countries - the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. Taking as their starting point the idea that citizens need to be briefed adequately with a full and intelligent coverage of public affairs so that they can make responsible, informed choices rather than act out of ignorance and misinformation, contributors use a comparative approach to examine the way in which the shifting media landscape is affecting and informing the democratic process across the globe. In particular, they ask:

Can a comparative approach provide us with new answers to the question of how media inform democracy?
Has increased commercialization made media systems more similar and affected equally the character of news and public knowledge throughout the USA and Europe?
Is soft news and misinformation predominantly related to an American exceptionalism, based on the market domination of its media and marginalized public broadcaster?

This study combines a content analysis of press and television news with representative surveys in six nations. It makes an indispensable contribution to debates about media and democracy, and about changes in media systems. It is especially useful for media theory, comparative media, and political communication courses.

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Title How Media Inform Democracy: A Comparative Approach
Author Toril Aalberg (Editor); James Curran (Editor)
Binding Hardcover
Pages 244
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Routledge
Date 2011-09-23
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
ISBN 9780415889087 / 0415889081
Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.7 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.78 cm)
Themes
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Communication Studies
Library of Congress subjects Democracy, Communication in politics
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011035395
Dewey Decimal Code 302.23

About the author

Toril Aalberg is Associate Professor of Media Sociology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway.

James Curran is Director of the Goldsmiths Leverhulme Media Research Centre and Professor of Communications at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. He is the author or editor of 20 books about the media, some in conjunction with others. These include Media and Democracy (Routledge, 2011), Media and Society, 5^th edition (2010, Bloomsbury), Power Without Responsibility, 7^th edition (with Jean Seaton, 2010, Routledge) and Media and Power (2002, Routledge), translated into five languages.

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2012. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket . Illustrated Laminated board cover. 8vo. - Covers slightly rubbed and faded w/ corners bumped - Top edge of text block a little foxed - Book ow/ solid, clean and bright - xiii/230 pages