Overview
Discusses the role journalism plays in democratic societies and how it might contribute to rebuilding democracy from its present crisis
Explores the deep foundations of journalism ethics in the ideals and values of liberalism, pluralism, tolerance, truth-telling, free speech and impartiality, and relates these to the way journalism may help democratic revival
Examines established theories of the press and proposes a new one: Democratic Revival theory
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Democratic Conditions
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Journalism’s Ethical Fundamentals
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Press Development and Theory
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Journalism and the Future of Democracy
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About this book
This book is about how journalism can contribute to the recovery of democracy from the crisis exemplified by the Trump presidency, the Brexit referendum and the rise of populism across the Western world. It explores the ethical concepts that provide the foundation for journalism in modern democracies: pluralism, liberalism, tolerance, truth, free speech, and impartiality. History has shown that crisis brings opportunity for change on a scale that is unachievable under ordinary political conditions, and this book proposes fundamental ways in which journalism can help democratic societies seize the moment. It traces the development of traditional mass media and social media and explores how the two might work better together to benefit democratic life. The development of press theory is described, and enhanced by a proposed new theory, Democratic Revival.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Denis Muller is Senior Research Fellow in the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is the author of Journalism Ethics for the Digital Age (2014), and Media Ethics and Disasters (2011). He is a former Assistant Editor, investigations, of The Sydney Morning Herald and Associate Editor of The Age, Melbourne.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Journalism and the Future of Democracy
Authors: Denis Muller
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76761-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76760-0Published: 11 August 2021
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76763-1Published: 12 August 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-76761-7Published: 09 August 2021
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 213
Topics: Journalism, Political Theory