The African Press, Civic Cynicism, and Democracy
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: December 26, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781403982018
Subjects: Political campaigning & advertising; Political structures: democracy; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; Civics & Citizenship; Political Ideologies - Democracy; Political Science / Government / General; Government - General; Africa; Democracy; Political corruption; Press and politics
Description: This book explores the thesis that civic cynicism in African countries is a major obstacle to the consolidation of democracy, and that the African press should address the problem not just among leaders, but also among the general populace. Finding that corruption has extended from leaders and governmental institutions to the populace itself, the author asserts that the growing independent press needs to intensify its critique of the public attitude and civic orientation, the fertile soil on which corruption in public life has thrived.
Notes: The Palgrave Macmillan Series in Internatioal Political Communication