Public Sentinel: News Media and Governance Reform (World Bank Publications) - Softcover

 
9780821382004: Public Sentinel: News Media and Governance Reform (World Bank Publications)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0821382004 ISBN 13: 9780821382004
Publisher: World Bank Publications, 2010

Synopsis

The purpose of this book is to inform governance advisors about the vital role of the news media for governance reform. This book approaches the issue of news media and governance with three broad questions that it attempts to answer on the basis of quantitative data and case studies. First, a normative approach asks: What ideal roles should media systems play to strengthen democratic governance and thus bolster human development? Second, an empirical approach considers independent evidence derived from cross-national comparisons and from selected case studies, asking: Under what conditions do media systems actually succeed or fail to fulfill these objectives? Third, a strategic approach asks: What policy interventions work most effectively to close the substantial gap that exists between the democratic promise and performance of the news media as an institution?

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Publisher
World Bank Publications
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0821382004
ISBN 13 
9780821382004
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
442
Editor
Norris Pippa