How Media Inform Democracy: A Comparative Approach

by James Curran

In this timely book, leading researchers consider how media inform democracy in six countries - the United States, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, and Sweden. Taking as their starting point the idea that citizens need to be briefed adequately with a full and intelligent coverage of public affairs so that they can make responsible, informed choices rather than act out of ignorance and misinformation, contributors use a comparative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415889081
• ISBN13: 9780415889087
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"