{"product_id":"normative-theories-of-the-media-9780252076183","title":"Normative Theories of the Media","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA contemporary analysis of mass media and modern democracy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAwarded the Frank Luther Mott-Kappa Tau Alpha Research Award for best research-based book on journalism\/mass communication, 2010.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"[The contributors] see four roles for the press: a monitor of events in the world, a facilitator of democratic decision making, a radical communicator free of any restraint, and a collaborator with those in power. Each of these four is explained in detail, with many excellent examples. . . . Highly recommended.”--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A deeper and more satisfactory approach to tackling many of the issues first raised in \u003ci\u003eFour Theories\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003eof the Press\u003c\/i\u003e].\"--\u003ci\u003eAustralian Journalism Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This long-awaited book by a group of the most distinguished scholars of journalism and the media will define the terms of discussion of normative theory for the next generation.\"--John C. Nerone, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Form of News: A History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface; Introduction: Beyond Four Theories of the Press; Part One: Normative Theory; Chapter 1. Evolution of Normative Traditions; Chapter 2. Characteristics of Normative Theory; Part Two: Democracy; Chapter 3. Principles and Practice of Democracy; Chapter 4. Roles of News Media in Democracy; Part Three: Roles; Chapter 5. Monitorial Role; Chapter 6. Facilitative Role; Chapter 7. Radical Role; Chapter 8. Collaborative Role; Prospects; Conclusion; References","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400483119447,"sku":"9780252076183","price":23.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252076183.jpg?v=1730470798","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/normative-theories-of-the-media-9780252076183","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}