Media and democracy: false convergences

This article discusses the false convergence between the role of the media in promoting democracy and political theories of democracy. With this purpose in mind, we propose critical reflections on arguments that: 1) naturalize the fact that "the news" is a commodity; b) focus on the (suppo...

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Main Authors: Francisco C. P. Fonseca, Meryl Adelman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2006-01-01
Series:Revista de Sociologia e Política
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Online Access:http://socialsciences.scielo.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-44782006000100003&lng=en&tlng=en