Democracy without citizens
Subtitle: media and the decay of American politics
By: Robert M. Entman.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
Subjects: Journalism -- Political aspects -- United States; Journalism -- Objectivity -- United States; Government and the press -- United States; Political participation -- United States; Public opinion -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 1981-1989
Description: Entman argues that a vicious circle of interdependence exists between journalism and the United States audience, because the sophistication of the citizenry does not support high-quality, independent political discourse, so that journalism becomes more of a "spin" machine which caters to specific demographic markets.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 205-221.
Includes index.