Nick Manning and Nataliya Tikhonova
Ashgate
Hardback
352
The media has become a prominent site for the communication of government initiatives and policy to the voting public, and indeed is widely seen to be a symbol of 'accountability' where forms of democratic checks and balances are performed and where a mediated 'public voice' can be presented.This book examines the discursive and interactional machinery underlying debates over policy employed within various media formats. Situated within the field of discourse oriented approaches to policy and media the collection explores the interface between government, media and the public highlighting the increasing importance placed on media channeled 'public opinion' as part of a democratic process.
Ashgate
Hardback
352
The media has become a prominent site for the communication of government initiatives and policy to the voting public, and indeed is widely seen to be a symbol of 'accountability' where forms of democratic checks and balances are performed and where a mediated 'public voice' can be presented.This book examines the discursive and interactional machinery underlying debates over policy employed within various media formats. Situated within the field of discourse oriented approaches to policy and media the collection explores the interface between government, media and the public highlighting the increasing importance placed on media channeled 'public opinion' as part of a democratic process.