Public sentinel : news media & governance reform / [electronic resource]
Pippa Norris, editor.
- Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2010.
- xxi, 420 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
- World Bank e-Library. .
"Originated with a workshop held in May 2007 at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government"--Pref.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-415) and index.
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.
0821382004 0821382012 (electronic) 9780821382004 9780821382011 (electronic)
2009041783
Democracy.
Journalism--Political aspects.
Mass media--Political aspects.
Press and politics.
Representative government and representation.
P95.8 / .P93 2010
302.23
"Originated with a workshop held in May 2007 at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government"--Pref.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 411-415) and index.
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.
0821382004 0821382012 (electronic) 9780821382004 9780821382011 (electronic)
2009041783
Democracy.
Journalism--Political aspects.
Mass media--Political aspects.
Press and politics.
Representative government and representation.
P95.8 / .P93 2010
302.23