TY  - BOOK
AU  - Page,Benjamin I.
TI  - Who deliberates?: mass media in modern democracy 
T2  - American politics and political economy
SN  - 0226644731 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - P 95.82 P132w 1996
U1  - 302.23/0973 
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - University of Chicago Press
KW  - Mass media
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Comunicación
KW  - Aspectos políticos
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Communication in politics
KW  - Comunicación en política
KW  - Objectivity
KW  - Medios de comunicación
KW  - Objetividad
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1993-2001
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages [135]-144) and index; Public deliberation and democracy -- The New York times goes to war with Iraq -- Assigning blame for the Los Angeles riots -- Zoe Baird, nannies, and talk radio -- Conclusion : successes and failures of mediated deliberation
N2  - In Who Deliberates?, Page argues that while mass media can facilitate democratic discussion, it also has the power to distort or narrow public debates. Through three case studies from the 1990s—the Iraq war coverage, Los Angeles riots discourse, and Zoe Baird controversy—the book critically examines how media outlets influence which ideas enter the public sphere and which are marginalized. Page concludes that for deliberation to be meaningful, media must present a broad spectrum of viewpoints rather than reinforcing dominant narratives
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/uchi052/95026652.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/uchi051/95026652.html
ER  -