This volume collects the papers and related commentary delivered at the second annual Kent State University Symposium on Democracy, held April 11-12, 2001. Includes bibliographical references (265-280) and index.
Contents:
Whose news is it? / by Hodding Carter III -- Public journalism. The proper role of the news media in a democratic society : is it enough simply to cover the news? / Philip Meyer. Recovering journalism as a democratic art / John J. Pauly. A public philosophy for public journalism Tanni Haas and Linda Steiner. Journalism for a just society : why the philosophy of traditional journalism is better for our democracy than the philosophy of civic journalism / Louise Menglekoch -- Public participation. What accounts for declining political participation? / Darrell M. West. Communication and civic participation : a proposed research agenda / Dietram A. Scheufele and Ronald E. Ostman. Media conglomeration and campaign news coverage : politics as a soap opera / James H. Wittebols. Public journalism and voting participation in statewide referendums : results from a "media partnership" in Rochester, New York / James R. Bowers and Gary Walker. Mega media : how markets are changing news / Nancy Hicks Maynard -- Economics. Media concentration and democratic discourse : are media corporations profiting at the public's expense? / Stephen Lacy. Political discourse remains vigorous despite media ownership / F. Dennis Hale. A different experience : media, profit, and politics in Canada / David Taras. Is what's good for General Motors good for the first amendment? Corporate media concentration's "dagger at the throat" of the press clause / Robert L. Kerr -- Technology. New technologies of communication : can we/will we/should we achieve participatory democracy? / Barbara Cochran. Gathering storm : cyberactivism after Seattle / Deedee Halleck. Can new information technologies promote democratic deliberation? / Rodger A. Payne. Waiting for cyber-democracy is like waiting for Godot / Michael Margolis and David Resnick -- The irrationality of rational choice : audience segmentation and the real digital divide / Oscar H. Gandy Jr.
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