The democratic illusion: Liberal theory and the public sphere as approaches to understand the media's role in democracy

Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject Communications - Media and Politics, Politic Communications, grade: A-80, University of Canterbury (Department of Mass Communication and Journalism), course: Political Economy of Communication, language: English, abstract: The role of the media in democracies is to connect decision makers and voters. The media should thus fulfil a basic position and ...