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Public sentinel : news media & governance reform / Pippa Norris

Contributor(s): Language: eng Publication details: Washington, D.C. : World Bank, 2010Description: 420 p.: ill.; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9780821382004
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 302.23
LOC classification:
  • P 95.8  P976 2010
Contents:
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.
Summary: Focuses on the performance of the news media as an institution in addressing the challenges of governance in a development context.
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"Originated with a workshop held in May 2007 at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government"--Pref.

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.

Focuses on the performance of the news media as an institution in addressing the challenges of governance in a development context.

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