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3 - Media, Engagement, and Democracy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 October 2020

Stephen J. A. Ward
Stephen J. A. Ward
Affiliation:
University of British Columbia, Vancouver
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For the most part, media organizations in Western Democracies have justified their freedom and their practices on the grounds that it promotes an informed citizenry for liberal democracy. There are more specific goals, for example, investigating social problems in the inner city, and helping citizens track trends in finance and business. There are also less important goals for journalism, such as entertainment, keeping sports fans up-to-date on their teams, and informing citizens about the latest consumer products. These functions are regarded as sub-goals within the over-arching goal of democracy promotion.

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democracydemocracy and mediatypes of democracyegalitarian democracydialoguedialogic democracyengagment media engagementadvocacyobjectively engaged journalism
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Ethics and the Media
An Introduction
 , pp. 60 - 99
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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