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998782
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b753152
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Public sentinel : : news media governance reform /\ Pippa Norris, editor.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: World Bank,, ©2010.
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1 online resource (xxi, 420 pages) :: illustrations
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0821382004
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: 0821382012
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: 9780821382004
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: 9780821382011
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9780821382004
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| Notes
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"Originated with a workshop held in May 2007 at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government"--Preface.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-415) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction : framing the debate. Evaluating media performance / Pippa Norris and Sina Odugbemi -- Diagnostic tools and performance indicators / Andrew Puddephatt -- The democratic roles of media systems : agenda setters, setting priorities. Media coverage of natural disasters and humanitarian crises / Susan D. Moeller -- Media agenda setting and donor aid / Douglas A. Van Belle -- Watchdogs : guarding governance. Corruption and the watchdog role of the news media / Sheila S. Coronel -- The media, government accountability, and citizen engagement / Katrin Voltmer -- Gate keepers : inclusive voices. Election campaigns, partisan balance, and the news media / Holli A. Semetko -- Limits on press freedom and regime support / Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart -- Media in the peace-building process : Ethiopia and Iraq / Monroe E. Price, Ibrahim Al-Marashi, and Nicole A. Stremlau -- Regional case studies of media roles. Central and Eastern Europe / Marius Dragomir -- Sub-Saharan Africa / Wisdom J. Tettey -- Latin America / Silvio Waisbord -- Arab States / Lawrence Pintak -- Asia / Angela Romano -- Conclusions : summing up the evidence, identifying effective policy options. Assessing the extent to which the news media act as watchdogs, agenda setters, and gatekeepers / Sina Odugbemi and Pippa Norris -- Policy recommendations / Sina Odugbemi and Pippa Norris.
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The purpose of this book is to inform governance advisors about the vital role of the news media for governance reform. This book approaches the issue of news media and governance with three broad questions that it attempts to answer on the basis of quantitative data and case studies. First, a normative approach asks: What ideal roles should media systems play to strengthen democratic governance and thus bolster human development? Second, an empirical approach considers independent evidence derived from cross-national comparisons and from selected case studies, asking: Under what conditions.
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Democracy.
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Journalism-- Political aspects.
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Mass media-- Political aspects.
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Press and politics.
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Representative government and representation.
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Democracy.
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Journalism-- Political aspects.
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Mass media-- Political aspects.
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Press and politics.
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Representative government and representation.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Media Studies.
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| Dewey Classification
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302.23
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P95.8.P93 2010eb
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Norris, Pippa.
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World Bank.
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