The press in the Arab World : a Bourdieusian critical alternative to current perspectives on the role of the media in the public sphere

The current literature on the role of media in the public sphere in general, and particularly politics, is divided among two opposing trends. The liberal/pluralists argue that media is playing a democratic role consisting of either representing public opinion and/or informing it. The critical theori...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tohme, Hicham
Other Authors: Hamati-Ataya, Inanna
Published: University of Sheffield 2014
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.643627