Our goal: Comparing news performance

Open Access
Authors
  • P. Van Aelst
  • R. Berganza
  • N. Hubé
  • G. Legnante
  • J. Matthes
  • S. Papathanassopoulos
  • C. Reinemann
  • S. Salgado
  • T. Sheafer
  • J. Stanyer
  • J. Strömbäck
Publication date 2017
Host editors
  • C. de Vreese
  • F. Esser
  • D.N. Hopmann
Book title Comparing Political Journalism
ISBN
  • 9781138655850
  • 9781138655867
ISBN (electronic)
  • 9781315622286
  • 9781317222552
Series Communication and Society
Pages (from-to) 1-9
Publisher London: Routledge
Organisations
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG)
  • Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) - Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR)
Abstract
Democracy theory expects the news media to serve several roles: informing citizens about political actors and their ideas, interpreting the actions of both politicians and their opponents, scrutinizing those in power, and engaging citizens politically. The extent to which the news media fulfi ll these functions can be judged by their coverage of politics and society. Whether explicitly or implicitly, most discussions about the media’s performance and their democratic role thus focus on political news and political journalism (Benson 2008; Graber 2003; Gurevitch and Blumler 1990; Norris 2000; Strömbäck 2005).
Document type Chapter
Language English
Related publication Comparing Political Journalism
Published at https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315622286
Published at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781317222552/chapters/10.4324%2F9781315622286-10
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