TY  - BOOK
AU  - Christians,Clifford G.
TI  - Normative theories of the media: journalism in democratic societies 
T2  - The history of communication
SN  - 9780252034237 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - PN4751 .N67 2009
U1  - 070.4 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Urbana
PB  - University of Illinois Press
KW  - Journalism
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Democracy
KW  - Press and politics
KW  - Freedom of the press
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction. Beyond Four theories of the press -- Theory. Evolution of normative traditions -- Characteristics of normative theory -- Democracy. The principles and practice of democracy -- Roles of news media in democracy -- Roles. The monitorial role -- The facilitative role -- The radical role -- The collaborative role -- Prospects -- Media roles under challenge
ER  -