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What are the ideal roles the mass media should play as an
institution to strengthen democratic governance and thus bolster
human development? Under what conditions do media systems succeed
or fail to meet these objectives? And what strategic reforms would
close the gap between the democratic promise and performance of
media systems? Working within the notion of the democratic public
sphere, 'Public Sentinel: News Media and Governance Reform'
emphasizes the institutional or collective roles of the news media
as watchdogs over the powerful, as agenda setters calling attention
to social needs in natural and human-caused disasters and
humanitarian crises, and as gatekeepers incorporating a diverse and
balanced range of political perspectives and social actors. Each is
vital to making democratic governance work in an effective,
transparent, inclusive, and accountable manner. The capacity of
media systems--and thus individual reporters embedded within those
institutions--to fulfill these roles is constrained by the broader
context of the journalistic profession, the market, and ultimately
the state. Successive chapters apply these arguments to countries
and regions worldwide. This study brought together a wide range of
international experts under the auspices of the Communication for
Governance and Accountability Program (CommGAP) at the World Bank
and the Joan Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics and Public
Policy at Harvard University. The book is designed for policy
makers and media professionals working within the international
development community, national governments, and grassroots
organizations, and for journalists, democratic activists, and
scholars engaged in understanding mass communications, democratic
governance, and development.
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