02946oam 2200577I 450 991016403110332120240505195927.01-315-77131-41-317-67501-01-317-67502-910.4324/9781315771311 (CKB)3710000001056270(MiAaPQ)EBC4803627(OCoLC)972478218(EXLCZ)99371000000105627020180706d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPolitics, media and democracy in Australia public and producer perceptions of the political public sphere /Brian McNair. [et al.]1st ed.New York :Routledge,2017.1 online resource (226 pages) illustrationsRoutledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies ;104Description based on print version record.1-138-77942-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. I. Theories and frameworks -- pt. II. Mapping the Australian political public sphere.In Australia, as in many comparable democracies, the role of the media in the political process is high on the public agenda. There is a perception of widespread disillusionment with and disengagement from politics amongst voters, and criticism of the media for failing to fulfil their democratic responsibilities adequately. This book evaluates public perceptions of the performance of the political media in the context of the declared aims and objectives of media producers. From there the authors present findings for improving the capacity of political media to engage and inform their audiences in ways which enhance the quality and popular legitimacy of the democratic process. These conclusions are of import not only to Australians, but to observers of mediated politics in the UK, the US and other countries where similar debates around the ‘crisis of public communication’ are on-going.Routledge research in cultural and media studies ;104.Mass mediaPolitical aspectsAustraliaHistory21st centuryCommunication in politicsAustraliaHistory21st centuryPress and politicsAustraliaHistory21st centuryMass mediaPolitical aspectsHistoryCommunication in politicsHistoryPress and politicsHistory070.4/49320.994070.449320994McNair Brian1959-,541851Flew TerryHarrington StephenSwift AdamMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910164031103321Politics, media and democracy in Australia2274279UNINA