Comparing Mass Media in Established Democracies
Subtitle: Patterns of Media Performance
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Sep 10, 2014
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9781137391377
Description: While the notion that mass media is an integral element of modern democracies is widely accepted, there is much controversy regarding the way in which the media has gone about playing its role as a cornerstone of democracy. This study contributes to the cross-national research on democratic media performance and its effects on the quality of democracy by grounding the debate over the role of the mass media in modern democracies in solid empirical, systematic and comparative evidence. The text develops a theoretical model of media performance which it then compares across numerous democratic states leading to the identification of varying patterns of media performance. The study also reveals important links between media performance and various aspects of a well-functioning democratic regime.--
Notes: Source title: Comparing Mass Media in Established Democracies: Patterns of Media Performance (Challenges to Democracy in the 21st Century)