Public Sentinel: News Media and Governance Reform

by World Bank Group and Pippa Norris

What are the ideal roles the mass media should play as an institution to strengthen democratic governance and thus bolster human development? Under what conditions do media systems succeed or fail to meet these objectives? And what strategic reforms would close the gap between the democratic promise and performance of media systems? Working within the notion of the democratic public sphere, 'Public Sentinel: News Media and Governance Reform' emphasizes...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821382004
• ISBN13: 9780821382004
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"