The concept is that the media is a part of our social life where public opinion can be formed, and we can discuss our opinions to come to agreement about what the ‘general interests’ of the public specifically are. In Journalism and Democracy, Brian McNair argues that ‘not only that ...
Sharon Machlis was a longtime writer and editor at Computerworld and later the Director of Editorial Data & Analytics at parent company Foundry. She is also the author of Practical R for Mass Communications and Journalism. Recently retired, Sharon is still passionate about R and generative AI, ...
even when the media is professing to exercise its traditional watchdog brief. As it happens, Food Lion never spoke to the accusations of unsafe food practices but concentrated on the larger issue of how the damning material was gathered. Similarly, Mark Todd...
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On the other hand, it will be questioned to what extent reports (particularly related to the USA) published by “Freedom House”—an internationally prestigious watchdog organization which makes assessment/publishes reports related to freedoms such as “democracy practices”, “freedom of the press”...