{"product_id":"normative-theories-of-the-media-journalism-in-democratic-societies-hardback-9780252034237","title":"Normative Theories of the Media; Journalism in Democratic Societies (Hardback) 9780252034237","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNormative Theories of the Media\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eJournalism in Democratic Societies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eClifford G Christians (Author), Theodore Glasser (Author), Denis McQuail (Author), Kaarle Nordenstreng (Author), Robert A. White (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780252034237\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 June 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 3 line drawings; 2 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.6 x 2.3 cm, 0.567 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAwarded the Frank Luther Mott-Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award for best research-based book on journalism\/mass communication, 2010.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[The contributors] see four roles for the press: a monitor of events in the world, a facilitator of democratic decision making, a radical communicator free of any restraint, and a collaborator with those in power. Each of these four is explained in detail, with many excellent examples. . . . Highly recommended.”--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e \"A deeper and more satisfactory approach to tackling many of the issues first raised in \u003ci\u003eFour Theories\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003eof the Press\u003c\/i\u003e].\"--\u003ci\u003eAustralian Journalism Review\u003c\/i\u003e \"This long-awaited book by a group of the most distinguished scholars of journalism and the media will define the terms of discussion of normative theory for the next generation.\"--John C. Nerone, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Form of News: A History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, five leading scholars of media and communication take on the difficult but important task of explicating the role of journalism in democratic societies. Using Fred S. Siebert, Theodore Peterson, and Wilbur Schramm's classic \u003cu\u003eFour Theories of the Press\u003c\/u\u003e as their point of departure, the authors explore the philosophical underpinnings and the political realities that inform a normative approach to questions about the relationship between journalism and democracy, investigating not just what journalism \u003cu\u003eis\u003c\/u\u003e but what it \u003cu\u003eought to be.\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe authors identify four distinct yet overlapping roles for the media: the monitorial role of a vigilant informer collecting and publishing information of potential interest to the public; the facilitative role that not only reports on but also seeks to support and strengthen civil society; the radical role that challenges authority and voices support for reform; and the collaborative role that creates partnerships between journalists and centers of power in society, notably the state, to advance mutually acceptable interests. Demonstrating the value of a reconsideration of media roles, \u003cu\u003eNormative Theories of the Media\u003c\/u\u003e provides a sturdy foundation for subsequent discussions of the changing media landscape and what it portends for democratic ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52520562163992,"sku":"9780252034237","price":63.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/normative-theories-of-the-media-journalism-in-democratic-societies-hardback-9780252034237","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}