Political Science 2143A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: China National Petroleum Corporation, Quebecor, Joseph Nye
11 Feb 2021
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The way elites think about the communication process tends to be the transmission model, shaping the way that media systems are constructed; if you can control the medium you can shape public opinion. The communications process is actually much more complicated. We tend to interpret messages based on our existing beliefs and values. Normative functions of media in a liberal democracy. Act as a watchdog of the state. Create a space for various/all views to be represented. If the main normative function of media in a liberal democracy is to act as a watchdog of the state, this implies that the main threat to democracy is the state. Different perspectives on how to fulfill the normative function for media to act as a watchdog of the state. The main threat to democracy is the state. To safeguard democracy and free speech, media needs to be in private hands.
