Public Sentinel: News Media and Governance Reform

by World Bank Group and Pippa Norris

The purpose of this book is to inform governance advisors about the vital role of the news media for governance reform. This book approaches the issue of news media and governance with three broad questions that it attempts to answer on the basis of quantitative data and case studies. First, a normative approach asks: What ideal roles should media systems play to strengthen democratic governance and thus bolster human development? Second, an empirical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821382004
• ISBN13: 9780821382004
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.69 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"