Normative theories of the media : journalism in democratic societies /

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"In this book, five scholars of media and communication take on the task of explicating the role of journalism in democratic societies. Using Fred S. Siebert, Theodore Peterson, and Wilbur Schramm's classic Four Theories of the Press as their point of departure, the authors explore the phi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Christians, Clifford G. (Author), Glasser, Theodore L. (Author), McQuail, Denis (Author), Nordenstreng, Kaarle (Author), White, Robert A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2009]
Series:History of communication.
Subjects:
Journalism > Political aspects.
Journalism > Social aspects.
Democracy.
Press and politics.
Freedom of the press.
Presse > Aspect politique.
Presse > Aspect social.
Liberté de la presse.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Journalism.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Communication Studies.
Democracy
Freedom of the press
Journalism > Political aspects
Journalism > Social aspects
Press and politics
Journalismus
Demokratie
Pressefreiheit
Normativität
Theorie
Journalistik > Demokratie.
Demokratie > Journalistik.
Journalismus.
Demokratie.
Politik.
Pressefreiheit.
Normativität.
Journalistik > politiska aspekter.
Journalistik > sociala aspekter.
Demokrati.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"In this book, five scholars of media and communication take on the task of explicating the role of journalism in democratic societies. Using Fred S. Siebert, Theodore Peterson, and Wilbur Schramm's classic Four Theories of the Press as their point of departure, the authors explore the philosophical underpinnings and the political realities that inform a normative approach to questions about the relationship between journalism and democracy, investigating not just what journalism is but what it ought to be"--Publisher's description.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 275 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780252090837
0252090837
9781283070096
128307009X

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