The media for democracy monitor : a cross national study of leading news media / Josef Trappel, Hannu Nieminen & Lars Nord (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Trappel, Josef, 1963-

Nieminen, Hannu.

Nord, Lars.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mass media--Political aspects--Europe.

Mass media.

Press and politics--Europe.

Press and politics.

Democracy--Europe.

Democracy.

Mass media--Political aspects.

Europe.

Physical Description:

366 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Göteborg, Sweden : Nordicom, [2011]

Summary:

Trappel (communication research, U. of Salzburg, Austria), Nieminen (media and communication studies, U. of Helsinki, Finland), and Nord (information technology and media, Mid Sweden U., Sweden) present country case studies exploring the extent to which national mass medias contribute to the democratic health of their countries, judging them according to three core criteria: whether they effectively use media freedom beyond just the freedom to maximize profit, whether they mediate between groups and interests in times of conflict and work to explain social tension and global inequalities, and whether they effectively control the possible abuses of those in power. The countries discussed are Australia, Austria, Finland, Germany, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK. Price is converted from euros and subject to fluctuation. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789186523237

9186523236

OCLC:

761942421