Journalism and the future of democracy / / Denis Muller

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910495215403321
• Autore: Müller Denis
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021]; ©2021
• ISBN: 3-030-76761-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (207 pages)
• Disciplina: 070.44932
• Soggetti: Journalism - Political aspects; Democracy
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I: Democratic Conditions -- Chapter 1: Crisis and Opportunity -- Chapter 2: Democracy Under Strain -- Chapter 3: Enemies of Democracy: Populism and Scapegoating -- Scapegoating -- Chapter 4: Essentials of Democracy: Liberalism and Pluralism -- Pluralism -- Part II: Journalism's Ethical Fundamentals -- Chapter 5: Tolerance: History and Practice -- Chapter 6: Journalistic Truth: Empirical and Contingent -- Chapter 7: Free speech: Rights and Limitations -- Chapter 8: Impartiality: Attainable and Assessable -- Part III: Press Development and Theory -- Chapter 9: Development of Professional Mass Media -- Chapter 10: Development of Social Media -- Chapter 11: Theories of the Press -- Chapter 12: A New Press Theory: Democratic Revival -- Proposition 1: Carrier of the Common Conversation -- Proposition 2: Commitment to Certain Ethical Norms -- Proposition 3: Recalibrating the Social Media Relationship -- Proposition 4: Accepting the Need for Real Accountability -- Democratic Revival Theory's Fundamental Assumptions -- Part IV: Journalism and the Future of Democracy -- Chapter 13: Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Websites Accessed -- Legal Cases -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book is about how journalism can contribute to the recovery of democracy from the crisis exemplified by the Trump presidency, the Brexit referendum and the rise of populism across the Western world. It explores the ethical concepts that provide the foundation for ; journalism in modern democracies: pluralism, liberalism, tolerance, truth, free speech, and impartiality. History has shown that crisis brings opportunity for change on a scale that is unachievable under ordinary political conditions, and this book proposes fundamental ways in which journalism can help democratic societies seize the moment. It traces the development of traditional mass media and social media and explores how the two might work better together to benefit democratic life. The development of press theory is described, and enhanced by a proposed new theory, Democratic Revival.