[ecrea] Media for Democracy Monitor New Nordicom Book

*New book from Nordicom*

* *

*The Media for Democracy Monitor. A Cross National Study of Leading News 
Media*

*Editors: Josef Trappel, Hannu Nieminen & Lars Nord*

Nordicom, 2011, 366 p. - ISBN 978-91-86523-23-7; Price SEK 280 SEK, € 30

To what extent do the structures and conduct of leading news media 
correspond with their specific democratic role? Authors from 10 
countries provide empirical evidence based on the 26 indicators included 
in the Media for Democracy Monitor.

This book addresses, on the one hand, the academic community with the 
intention to further the debate on the role of leading mass media within 
contemporary democracies. New developments such as social media and the 
ongoing media crisis in many countries are likely to require further 
observation by academic research. On the other hand, the book provides 
input for the debate going on within media professional circles and 
their own perception of the role the news media play in democratic 
societies. The findings expose the leading news media to criticism from 
different perspectives, but they may also encourage media professionals 
to study best business practices in other countries – and perhaps to 
learn from experience abroad. Studying practices in other countries may 
cause longstanding newsroom habits to be questioned and revised.

For further information 
http://www.nordicom.gu.se/eng.php?portal=publ&main=info_publ2.php&ex=338&me=13 
<http://www.nordicom.gu.se/eng.php?portal=publ&main=info_publ2.php&ex=338&me=13>


Best regards,

Ulla C.

Ulla Carlsson, Dr., Professor
Director
NORDICOM
University of Gothenburg
Box 713
SE 405 30 Göteborg
www.nordicom.gu.se 
<https://webmail.gu.se/owa/redir.aspx?C=e72776f6e18c4c0c8996ba0e0747e266&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.nordicom.gu.se>