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The Press and Democratic Backsliding: How Journalism Has Failed the Public and How It Can Revive Democracy(Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication)

The Press and Democratic Backsliding: How Journalism Has Failed the Public and How It Can Revive Democracy(Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication)


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This edited volume explores the democratic dangers posed by a political press that emphasizes electoral competition, strategy, entertainment, and what Jay Rosen calls “savviness”—praising candidates for being politically smart rather than being honest—in its coverage of a political landscape dominated by a looming authoritarian threat. Contributors document how the American and global political press have failed to fulfill their role in elections and demonstrate how authoritarians have used and will continue to use their power in setting policy before going on to suggest and develop solutions to these problems. These proposed solutions include the adoption of democracy-focused framing, solutions journalism, and solidarity journalism, all of which emphasize the needs and issues of democratic communities over candidates’ political strategy. The book’s recommendations contribute to a reorientation of journalism toward democracy and truth rather than performative detachment and forced balance. Scholars of journalism, mass media, communication, and political science will find this collection to be of particular use.

Table of Contents:

Part I: News Production
Chapter 1: Seeing Both Sides: News Photographs of Politicians and the Normative Challenge of Anti-democratic Partisan Actors
Chapter 2: Cameramen and Congresswomen: How Photojournalists Framed Female Candidates in the “Year of the Woman”
Part II: The Press and Political Actors
Chapter 3: To Tweet or Not to Tweet: How Lawmakers Engage in Breaking News Online
Chapter 4: It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad World: Need for Chaos, Media Reliance, and Belief in 2020 Election Conspiracy Theories
Part III: Local
Chapter 5: Sheriffs, School Boards, and the Necessity of Pro-Democracy News in Local Election
Chapter 6: Considering News Poverty and Critical Information Needs in Appalachia: Historical and Digital Stratification in the Age of Divisive Politics
Part IV: International
Chapter 7: Cross-national Challenges in the Americas: Confronting Anti-democratic Efforts with Democracy-focused News Coverage
Chapter 8: The Relative Nexus of Election Coverage, Media Ownership, Partisanship and Threats to Democracy in Nigeria: Illuminating the Growing Crisis of Media Democracy
Chapter 9: The B Side of Activism: What Happens When Threats Against Journalists Affect the Coverage of Democratic Backsliding?
Part V: Solutions
Chapter 10: Reporting on Risk Using Constructive Journalism: The Effects of Solutions Content and Source in Stories Covering Threats to American Elections
Chapter 11: News Literacy Is Essential to Democracy
Chapter 12: Prioritizing Public Service in Political News Coverage: Solidarity Journalism for Democracy



About the Author :

Thomas J. Johnson is Amon G. Carter Jr. Centennial Professor in the School of Journalism at the University of Texas at Austin and director of the digital media research program.
Aaron S. Veenstra is associate professor and multimedia journalism area coordinator in the School of Communication and Multimedia Studies at Florida Atlantic University.



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This edited collection's 12 chapters, written by 21 different authors, suggest that the news media’s political coverage emphasizes electoral competition, strategy, entertainment, and candidate savvy instead of exposing the veracity of statements by politicians and their community engagement. Some chapters focus on the 2020 US election, during which journalists overemphasized candidates' political strategies, as several authors argue. However, three chapters contend that similar journalistic practices occur outside the US. Some authors provide strategies for improving political news coverage, such as a renewed emphasis on local issues. For example, one chapter suggests that US sheriff’s offices and school boards represent community venues where democratic values frequently clash; more news coverage could enhance voter insight. While all submissions offer a comprehensive literature review, some supply case studies and original research. This book is an excellent companion to Matt Carlson, Sue Robinson, and Seth C. Lewis's News after Trump: Journalism’s Crisis of Relevance in a Changed Media Culture (2021). Recommended for libraries in higher education with journalism, mass communication, and political science graduate degree programs. Recommended. Graduate students and faculty. In a time of heightened and seemingly endless uncertainty in and around domestic and global political arenas, this volume provokes us to reconsider intersections of the press and power to complicate what has become binaries of good and evil. Balancing normative theory and practice with critical approaches that extend and blend social responsibilities of citizens and mediaites, normative practices of the press and politicians, and interpretive lenses rooted in power, readers are engaged in a rethinking of the future for journalism, political communication, and democracy.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781666957495
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Lexington Books
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 338
  • Series Title: Bloomsbury Studies in Political Communication
  • Sub Title: How Journalism Has Failed the Public and How It Can Revive Democracy
  • Width: 160 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1666957496
  • Publisher Date: 26 Apr 2024
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Weight: 716 gr


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