ABSTRACT

This title was first published in 2000. Offering original insights into the relationship between media and democratic theory, this volume brings together a renowned collection of international specialists who examine media and democracy, professional journalism, the anatomy of content and the current issues which concern both institutions. Challenging conventional discourse, this comprehensive collection contains the most incisive and informative articles on this fundamental subject.

part I|106 pages

Media and Democracy: Key Debates

chapter 1|9 pages

For the Negative

chapter 2|7 pages

For the Affirmative

chapter 4|13 pages

The Marketplace of Ideas Revisited

The U.S. Media: Supermarket or Assembly Line?

part II|114 pages

Professional Journalism: Towards Universal Norms

chapter 11|31 pages

Gazette 51: 53-83, 1993. © 1993 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands.

Subjective objectivity. How journalists in four countries define a key term of their profession*

chapter 13|18 pages

Making Journalism More Public

part IV|105 pages

Media and Journalism: New Challenges in a Changing World

chapter 24|7 pages

A new map of censorship

The old order changes yielding place to new — and freedom finds Itself In disarray, under attack from new enemies among Its old champions

chapter 27|3 pages

The Fight for Eyeballs