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200 10$aJournalism and democracy $ean evaluation of the political public sphere /$fBrian McNair
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aLondon ;$aNew York $cRoutledge$d2000
215   $a1 online resource (217 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 180-198) and index.
327   $aBook Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS
330   $aThe public sphere is said to be in crisis. Dumbing down, tabloidisation, infotainment and spin are alleged to contaminate it, adversely affecting the quality of political journalism and of democracy itself. There is a pervasive pessimism about the relationship between the media and democracy, and widespread concern for the future of the political process.Journalism and Democracy challenges this orthodoxy, arguing instead for an alternative, more optimistic evaluation of the contemporary public sphere and its contribution to the political process. Brian McNair argues not only that 
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