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veröffentlicht: | 2009 |
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, Erschienen in: Global Media Journal: African Edition, volume 3 / 2009, number 1, pp. 120 - 133. [ISSN: 2073-2740]
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Medientyp: | Artikel, E-Artikel |
Beschreibung: | freier Zugang |
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Umfang: | 14 p. |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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, Erschienen in: Global Media Journal: African Edition, volume 3 / 2009, number 1, pp. 120 - 133. [ISSN: 2073-2740]
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Kollektion: | Datenbank Internetquellen |
"The potential of journalists to build a habit of participative and informed political discussion between government and citizens and between citizens and citizens has been eroded by a breakdown in trust between citizens and journalists. This breakdown is in part due to journalists being seen as experts favouring other experts as sources and marginalising the views of citizens – not just in relation to the covering of events but also in the investigation of possible solutions to public problem solving. This mirrors technocratic and xpert-driven tendencies in government which further alienate citizens from the political process. This essay uses three theoretical frameworks – democratic professionalism, public journalism and deliberative democracy – to explore the effects of expert-driven professionalism both in the state and in journalism and the implications of this approach for the relationship between journalists and citizens. It proposes that a shift in the way journalists consider their professional role could lead to a re-assessment of the political work of journalists and the political work of citizens and build new habits of participation and discussion in the political process of communities.[Information des Anbieters] |
Abstract; key words; introduction; the alienating effect of expert-driven democratic representation; the alienating effect of expert-driven journalism; democratic professionalism as an alternative to expert driven approaches; the potential of public journalism to reconnect citizens and journalists; the work of citizens in political process; conclusion; author details; references |