Television and the Public Sphere : Citizenship, Democracy and the Media

by Peter Dahlgren

In this broad-ranging text, Peter Dahlgren clarifies the underlying theoretical concepts of civil society and the public sphere, and relates these to a critical analysis of the practice of television as journalism, as information and as entertainment. He demonstrates the limits and the possibilities of the television medium and the formats of popular journalism. These issues are linked to the potential of the audience to interpret or resist messages, and to construct its own meanings. What does a realistic understanding of the functioning and the capabilities of television imply for citizenship and democracy in a mediated age?

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First published January 1, 1995

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yeah I'll write a review on this shit for show of a book, an absolute fuckery, here's an idea LEARN TO WRITE LIKE A NORMAL PERSON RATHER THAN MAKING PEOPLE READ FIFTY TIMES JUST TO UNDERSTAND ONE PARAGRAPH, it's IRONIC that this BOOK, in the FIRST CHAPTER talks about lack of participation in democracy is due to not being a part of the public sphere due to, well, lets see, language barriers. My dude, you want people to be more active? Make your fucking work easier to read then, cheers mate