LEADER 02452nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910779858803321 005 20230803021342.0 010 $a1-4438-5008-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000001107404 035 $a(EBL)1336769 035 $a(OCoLC)855505124 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001163609 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11786685 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001163609 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11164192 035 $a(PQKB)10625009 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1336769 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1336769 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10742356 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL507757 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB147733 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001107404 100 $a20130816d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aMedia/democracy$b[electronic resource]$ea comparative study /$fedited by Alec Charles 210 $aNewcastle upon Tyne, England $cCambridge Scholars Publishing$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (158 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4438-4839-5 311 $a1-299-76506-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. 327 $aTABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX 330 $aIt is a view commonly acknowledged that the mass media have a crucial role to play in the development and maintenance of democracy. It is a matter of greater controversy as to whether the media's influence upon democracy is as constructive as it might be. This collection explores the various impacts upon democratic structures and processes of different media forms in different parts of the world. It examines the very different influences of the press in democratic Nigeria and post-Leveson Britain; it looks at how social media are used by politicians, voters and revolutionaries in the UK, Polan 606 $aMass media 606 $aDemocracy 606 $aFreedom of the press 615 0$aMass media. 615 0$aDemocracy. 615 0$aFreedom of the press. 676 $a302.23 701 $aCharles$b Alec$01520339 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779858803321 996 $aMedia$93795196 997 $aUNINA