THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN PROCESSES OF DEMOCRATIZATION AND CONSOLIDATION
THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA IN PROCESSES OF DEMOCRATIZATION AND CONSOLIDATION
Author(s): Ancuţa Plăeşu, George Lăzăroiu, Adela-Mihaela Ţăranu, Alexandru Dumitru, Bogdan DanciuSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Addleton Academic Publishers
Keywords: news media; online content; democracy; audience
Summary/Abstract: We are specifically interested in how previous research investigated the process of making and circulating media content, the relationship between governments, citizens and the media, the collective roles of the news media, the effectiveness of the watchdog, agenda-setting and gate-keeping roles of the news media, the growth of the broadcast electronic media, and the explosion of popular participation in the production and circulation of online news. Overall, there appears to be clear evidence of the significant impact that the explosion of online content, the crucial role of the media in processes of democratization and consolidation, and the transformative potential of new forms of media participation have on the practices of media consumers, the media’s ability to contribute to democracy or good governance, and the empowering of the audience in digital media.
Journal: Economics, Management, and Financial Markets
- Issue Year: 6/2011
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 491-499
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English
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