International journalism and democracy : civic engagement models from around the world / / edited by Angela Romano

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910792599303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York : , : Routledge, , 2010
• ISBN: 1-136-97373-7; 1-136-97374-5; 1-282-58648-3; 9786612586484; 0-203-85204-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (266 p.)
• Collana: Routledge research in cultural and media studies ; ; v. 25
• Classificazione: 05.33
• Altri autori (Persone): RomanoAngela Rose
• Disciplina: 070.4/3
• Soggetti: Citizen journalism; Journalism - Social aspects; Journalism - Political aspects
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Deliberative journalism. Deliberation and journalism / Angela Romano -- American public journalism versus other international media models / Angela Romano -- Public and citizen journalism. public journalism in South Africa : experiences and experiments with local and community media / Brett Davidson -- Civic journalism initiatives in Nigeria / Tokunbo (Tokz) Awoshakin -- Sustaining public journalism practices: the Australian experience / Angela Romano -- Public journalism kiwi style : lingering echoes of a big bang / Margie Comrie and David Venables -- Public journalism in Japan : experiments by a national paper / Yohtaro Hamada -- Civic and citizen journalism in Germany / Klaus Forster -- Public journalism in Finnish mainstream newspapers / Laura Ruusunoksa -- Citizen voices : public journalism made in Colombia / Ana Maria Miralles ; translation: Angela Romano -- Other deliberative models for peace, participation, development and empowerment. Britain's big issue : street papers as social entrepreneurs / Angela Romano -- Inspiring public participation : environmental journalism in China / Jiannu Bao -- Peace journalism in ; Indonesia / Gita Widya Laksmini Soejoatmodjo -- Traditions of "public journalism" in India / Pradip Thomas -- In the hands of the people : citizen media for revitalising Puerto Rico's poor communities / Angela Romano and Anette Sofa Ruiz Morales -- Vira O Magazine : consciousness-raising media for young Brazilians / Paulo Lima and Izabel Leo ; translation: Angela Romano and Alice Baroni -- Conclusions. Ongoing issues for deliberative journalism / Angela Romano.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book examines different models from around the world of how journalism can support deliberation - the processes in which societies recognize and discuss the issues that affect them, appraise the potential responses, and make decisions about whether and how to take action. Authors from across the globe identify the types of journalism that might best assist or even drive deliberative activity in different cultural and political contexts. Case studies from 15 nations spotlight different approaches to deliberative journalism, including strategies that have been sometimes been labeled as p