Politics, Media and Democracy in Australia

Public and Producer Perceptions of the Political Public Sphere

AvBrian McNair,Terry Flew

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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In Australia, as in many comparable democracies, the role of the media in the political process is high on the public agenda. There is a perception of widespread disillusionment with and disengagement from politics amongst voters, and criticism of the media for failing to fulfil their democratic responsibilities adequately. This book evaluates public perceptions of the performance of the political media in the context of the declared aims and objectives of media producers. From there the authors present findings for improving the capacity of political media to engage and inform their audiences in ways which enhance the quality and popular legitimacy of the democratic process. These conclusions are of import not only to Australians, but to observers of mediated politics in the UK, the US and other countries where similar debates around the ‘crisis of public communication’ are on-going.

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Utgivningsdatum:2017-02-21
Mått:152 x 229 x 20 mm
Vikt:630 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
Antal sidor:254
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138779426

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Brian McNair is Professor of Journalism, Media and Communication at Queensland University of Technology, AustraliaTerry Flew is Professor of Media and Communications at Queensland University of Technology, AustraliaStephen Harrington is Senior Lecturer of Journalism, Media and Communications at Queensland University of Technology, AustraliaAdam Swift is Research Fellow at Queensland University of Technology, AustraliaBarbara Gligorijevic is Researcher and Project Officer at Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Innehållsförteckning

Part I: Theories and Frameworks1. Introduction to Politics, Media and Democracy in Australia 2. The Politics-Media Relationship in Australia: Spin, Political Communication and the Mediatization of Politics3. Insiders and Their Critics. Part II: Mapping the Australian Political Public Sphere4. Mapping the Australian Political Public Sphere: The Press 5. The Audio-Visual Public Sphere6. What the People Think - A Qualitative Evaluation of the Australian Public Sphere7. More Questions than Answers: Public Participation Programming in Australia8. Outsiders: Infotainment and Hybridisation in the Australian Political Public Sphere - The Project, Kitchen Cabinet, Gruen Nation 9. Key Findings and Conclusions