Public sentinel : [electronic resource] news media & governance reform / Pippa Norris, editor.
Contributor(s): Norris, Pippa | World Bank
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TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, c2010Description: xxi, 420 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 0821382004; 0821382012 (electronic); 9780821382004; 9780821382011 (electronic)Subject(s): Democracy | Journalism -- Political aspects | Mass media -- Political aspects | Press and politics | Representative government and representationAdditional physical formats: Print Version:DDC classification: 302.23 LOC classification: P95.8 | .P93 2010Online resources: home "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.
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