JOUR 001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 27: Walter Lippmann, Institute For Operations Research And The Management Sciences, Advocacy Journalism

• School: College of The Sequoias
• Department: Journalism (JOUR)
• Course: JOUR 001
• Professor: jones

Document Summary

Enlightenment figure who influenced founding father of us. Democracy: a system of government in which the people govern themselves. Accountability: democracy"s need for some way to hold those in power responsible for their actions. Representation: in a democratic system, all people are visible to others and have the chance to be heard. Deliberation and conflict resolution: democracy"s need for a forum in which the interests of the public can be aired and debated and conclusions can be reached. Forum for the exchange of comment and criticism. Projection of a representative picture of society. Apparently, if these aren"t achieved, freedom is lost altogether, but we still fail to meet these obligations 60+ years later and still have freedom. Thomas carlyle: saw reporters in parliament as fourth branch of government. Horizontal: capacity of institutions to check one another, checks and balances. Vertical: non-governmental organizations and the press seek to enforce standards of performance on officials.