MEDIA DEMOCRACY

Democracy, Journalism and Society

Definition1

Arguments in Media Democracy1

Triangle of Media, People and Government1

Media; a Backbone of Democracy2

Super-Injunctions3

Leveson's Inquiry and the Government's Implementation4

Media and Shaping of Healthy Democracy4

Technology and Media; Control of Agendas5

Bourgeois Public Sphere5

Concept of Public Sphere by Habermas6

Deliberative Democracy6

Proletarian Public Sphere6

Other Issues in Media Democracy7

Press as a Watchdog7

Analysis of the Contemporary Public Sphere7

Critical Analysis8

References9

Media Democracy

Definition

Media is considered to be one of the most powerful tools in the world affairs. Contemporary times make media indispensible to the current world affairs as it is the medium of mass communication. Being the custodian of the human rights or the watchdog of the influential people, media has always been under critical arguments and discussions. It has always been in the limelight for the immensely extensive debates about its freedom, restrictions and other legal implications. Media is envisioned as the global village, incorporating various roles at times and also the cultivation of social change. New technologies also play part in managing the flow of authority and democratization through media; and have undoubtedly revolutionized the process and intricacies of the world affairs (Parkins & Mitchel, 2005, 529-540).

Arguments in Media Democracy

Media, for the reasons of limitations, restrictions and other governmental allowances, is intricately linked with the democratic principles. Media democracy is an imperative term utilized to explain the features of media in dealing with the freedom and restrictions. Media democracy is inherently related to the people and their personal lives; therefore, there have been numerous arguments and constructs in the subject area (Parkins & Mitchell, 2005, 529-540).

Triangle of Media, People and Government

Society stands on significant pillars which form the basis of a successful society. People and the governmental relations need to be relegated through some medium which reaches out to the public. The public and the government need to be related and to establish communication for carrying out the purposes of the democratic affairs. Moreover, the elite and the ruling class also need to be watched over and told of the public concerns. For running smooth societies and communities, the communication gap between the public and the governmental pillars should be bridged. Hence, societies run on the communication and the relation between the media and people (Bennett & Entman, 2000, P. 33). The efficiency and effectiveness of the processes of media restrictions and its role in the mass communication, imperatively determines the social context of the societal affairs. The freedom of media has been one of the most imperative arguments in the societal relations; it is so, because the media, people and the government make a relative triangle which is crucial for the societies (Grbesa, 2003, pp. 110-121).

Media; a Backbone of Democracy

For the most imperative and effective role which media plays in the society, the people depend largely on how the media affairs are run. Bridging communication gap between public and the ruling class, media is the intermediary body in running the societal relations. It relegates the needs and public concerns to the governmental class, highlighting the issues faced by ...