Screening the Public Sphere: Media and Democracy in India

By Saima Saeed

The book expounds an original social theory of media by positing four concepts - citizenship, public knowledge, criticality and power - as central to an understanding and evaluation of contemporary journalistic practice, ownership patterns and content, while framing the role and relationship of television news with regard to democracy and development.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415812445
• ISBN13: 9780415812443
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Routledge India
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.7" x 8.7"