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COM 517 COMMUNICATION IN POLITICS Media and Democracy Walter Lippman Public Opinion: Public opinion is facilitated, not formed “naturally” Robert McChesney media-democracy paradox: concentration, conglomeration and hypercommercialism negates the democratic potential Jens Klaehn Herman-Chomsky Propaganda model: multiple filters Colin Sparks Media theory v. media practice: investigate the fault lines between media and audience and within media organizations themselves James Curran Media’s relationship to governance Gianpetro Mazzoleni & Winfried Schulz “Mediatization” of politics: becoming indistinguishable David Swanson Political-Media complex: institutional needs dominate Jay Blumler and Dennis Kavanagh The third age of political communication

Philosophies of Free Speech and Press I. Individual Fulfillment (Thomas Emerson) II. The attainment of truth: the marketplace of ideas (Oliver Wendell Holmes) III. Governance (Alexander Meiklejohn) IV. Watchdog (Vincent Blasi) V. Agent of Peaceful Change VI. Access (Jerome Barron)

COM 517 COMMUNICATION IN POLITICS Media and Democracy Walter Lippman Public Opinion: Public opinion is facilitated, not formed “naturally” Robert McChesney media-democracy paradox: concentration, conglomeration and hypercommercialism negates the democratic potential Jens Klaehn Herman-Chomsky Propaganda model: multiple filters Colin Sparks Media theory v. media practice: investigate the fault lines between media and audience and within media organizations themselves James Curran Media’s relationship to governance Gianpetro Mazzoleni & Winfried Schulz “Mediatization” of politics: becoming indistinguishable David Swanson Political-Media complex: institutional needs dominate Jay Blumler and Dennis Kavanagh The third age of political communication

Three Ages of Political Communication 1.Golden Age of Party Politics 2.National media (Television) Diminished party propaganda “Fairness” by government fiat Larger audiences Network news as agenda/schedule arbiter 3.Proliferation of media outlets (commercial/non- commercial, new technologies, more opportunities for narrowly focused communication

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