Democracy and the Press: The Reality and the Myth
| Autor: | John C. Merrill |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
| Předmět: |
Linguistics and Language
business.industry Communication media_common.quotation_subject Mythology Liberal democracy Social issues Democracy Politics Political system Political science Political economy Development economics Democratization business Social Sciences (miscellaneous) media_common Mass media |
| Zdroj: | Media Asia. 27:197-199 |
| ISSN: | 2377-6277 0129-6612 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01296612.2000.11726623 |
| Popis: | The assumption that the press plays an important role in creating and sustaining a democracy has been widely adopted. Press and democracy have become interwoven in the minds of political and press theorists almost everywhere. Accompanying this assumption is the supposition that democracy is good for a country and its citizens. This paper explores these and other myths that have come to be associated with democracy and the media in Asia. Following the discussions on benefits of democracy and the contributions of the free press several conclusions are presented. First in contrast to general belief the press gives scant aid to the democratization of the country. It has other priorities such as entertaining the people and making money. Second that every country must develop in its own way and provide a political system that best reflects the realities of its own culture. Third that free press cannot democratize a country or solve social problems it rather leads to social instability disharmony and disorder. Finally that democracy develops from the roots of a society and comes only when the people are ready for greater political participation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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