Author : Ralph M. Negrine
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9781446237762
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (377 download)
Book Synopsis The Communication of Politics by : Ralph M. Negrine
Download or read book The Communication of Politics written by Ralph M. Negrine and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1996-09-24 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How should those exercising power be made more accountable, and what roles should the mass media play in that process? Can the public monitor the exercise of power without the existence of a strong and inquisitive media? The Communication of Politics examines these and other questions vital to the debate on the media's role in the democratic process. Ralph Negrine explores the complexity of the links between the media, the institutional political world and the public through case studies drawn from contemporary British politics and other political systems including the United States. He examines some of the often overlooked problems faced by the media in its efforts to create an informed citizenry'. Questioning the practices that filter information and confronting the idea that information itself is unproblematic, Negrine shows why the essential task of uncovering truths remains elusive.