Political Science 2143 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Watchdog Journalism, Watergate Scandal, Liberal Democracy

• School: Western University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: Political Science 2143
• Professor: Marta Dyczok

Document Summary

Attribution of courses: critical coverage, journalists assume a critical stance towards the state, becoming representatives of generalized public opinion, their discourse is distinct from politicians and parties. Factors effecting watchdog journalism: legal environment, political environment, economic environment. Watchdog role paradox: availability of information should produce healthy democracies yet, many examples when journalists expose corrupt behaviour of individuals and they still get elected. Public attitudes towards medias watchdog role: support for the medias watchdog role rises even as other press ratings show little sign of improvement, few research center on public opinions, most believe they are doing a good job. 2- subjective journalism: journalists are individuals who have a point of view, It has to do with the environment we work in, partly about technological advancement, pressure increases and behavior changes. Russian oligarchs = spin their media image: (cid:862)the (cid:271)la(cid:272)k (cid:271)ook(cid:863) authorities u(cid:374)(cid:272)o(cid:448)ered that ma(cid:374)(cid:374)ford (cid:449)as (cid:271)ei(cid:374)g paid (cid:271)y russia(cid:374)s.