Contributions

  • Delli Carpini, Michael X., 1953- - Contributor

Publication

2011 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England

Language

English

Word Count

90,250 words, Guess

Page Count

361 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • DDC071/.3
  • LCCP95.82.U6 W54 2011

Description

"The new media environment has challenged the role of professional journalists as the primary source of politically relevant information. After Broadcast News puts this challenge into historical context, arguing that it is the latest of several critical moments in which the relationship among citizens, political elites, and the media has been contested"-- "Most people assume that professional jounalists are the ligitimate source for political information and the role of "good" citizens is to watch, read or listen to the news. In After the News we show that this particular model is only one among several that have existed in the United States; that while it had some valuable aspects, it also had very narrow notions of what kind of information was politically relevant and what the role of citizen should be; and that the new information environment (from the internet to The Daily Show) make these strengths and limitations clear"--

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Communication, society, and politics

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