JOURN 201 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Political Parallelism, Journalism Ethics And Standards, Press Freedom Index
10 Oct 2018
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Global media systems: early press conceptualizations, hallin & mancini media typology, prevalence of the commercial model, press freedom around the world. Media system theories: authoritarian press model: citizens unable to self-govern. Media is used to highlight social harmony, i. e. , singapore press (the press have untouchable subjects: libertarian press model: individual freedoms occur. Dimensions of a media system: development/structure of media market, levels of political parallelism within the country, degree and nature of state intervention in the media system, journalistic professionalism. Polarized pluralist: market dominated, mass circulation, neutral journalism, strong professionalism, strong state intervention, elite circulation, advocacy journalism, weak professionalism. Corporatist: state intervention (independence, mass circulation, neutral journalism, strong professionalism. Secularization (decline of political orders based on traditional institutions) Commercialization: from the world of politics to the world of commerce (focus on private life, growth of infotainment) Advocacy journalism persists in europe and might be growing in the u. s.
