Overview

The news media are often accused of lacking objectivity. Sustaining Democracy? asks whether it is worth trying to be objective in the first place by addressing current, and highly topical, debates on the relationship between journalism and democracy in Canada and the United States. These debates are made all the more urgent by the perceived crises of technological change, declining and fragmented audiences, media concentration, and popular cynicism about public life.

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Author:   Robert A. Hackett ,  Yuezhi Zhao
Publisher:   Garamond Press
Imprint:   Garamond Press
Edition:   2nd ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.50cm
Weight:   0.400kg
ISBN:  

9781551930138

ISBN 10:   1551930137
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   01 January 1998
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Essential reading for students in this field, for journalists seriously interested in understanding their role in society, and for anyone affected by and concerned about contemporary news and information media.--Peter Desbarats, journalist and educator, former Dean of the Graduate School of Journalism, University of Western Ontario

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Robert A. Hackett is a Professor of Communication and Co-director of NewsWatch Canada. Yuezhi Zhao teaches in the department of Communication, University of California at San Diego, and is the author of Media, Market and Democracy in China: Between the Party and the Bottom Line.

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