Mediated Politics Communication in the Future of Democracy |
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| Editor:
| Bennett, W. Lance
Entman, Robert M. |
| Series title: | Communication, Society and Politics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-78976-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2000 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $41.99 |
Book Description:
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This book explores the changing nature of democracy in light of dramatic changes in the media of mass communication: the internet, the decline of network television news and the daily newspaper; the growing tendency to treat election campaigns as competing product advertisements; the blurring lines between news, ads, and entertainment. It explores such questions as: Does the internet make it easier for citizens to find political information? Do today's highly competitive old and new...
More DescriptionThis book explores the changing nature of democracy in light of dramatic changes in the media of mass communication: the internet, the decline of network television news and the daily newspaper; the growing tendency to treat election campaigns as competing product advertisements; the blurring lines between news, ads, and entertainment. It explores such questions as: Does the internet make it easier for citizens to find political information? Do today's highly competitive old and new mass serve the needs of democratic citizenship? Does the new media environment produce public opinion that is more or less manipulated, or manipulated in new ways