The paradox of democracy : free speech, open media, and perilous persuasion / Zac Gershberg and Sean Illing.
Author/creator |
Gershberg, Zachary, 1980- author. |
Other author/creator | Illing, Sean D., author. |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2022. |
Copyright Notice | ©2022 |
Description | 329 pages ; 24 cm |
Subject(s) |
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Contents | The Bias and the Disruption -- Mere Rhetoric: From Free Speech to Bread and Circuses -- The News-Print Revolution -- The Rise of the Public(s): From a Fuller World to Morse's Macrocosm -- This Is Fascism -- Playing Checkers: An Uneasy Triumph for Liberal Democracy -- The Death of Liberal Democracy: Have We Got Fake(d) News for You -- Democracy, If We Can Keep It. |
Abstract | "In The Paradox of Democracy: New Media and the Eternal Problem of Politics, Sean Illing and Zac Gershberg argue that, although free speech and media has always been a necessary condition of democracy, that very freedom also is its greatest threat. Free speech gives those who would destroy democracy license to mislead the public, using whatever forms of media are available. New forms of media offer opportunities to both supporters and critics of democracy. Reaching back to the ancient Greeks and continuing through media disruptions such as the invention of the printing press, the growth of "yellow" journalism and mass circulation newspapers, to new media today, they contend that democracies have always been unsettled by changes in media. The authors trace how each of these changes have challenged democracy by providing new ways of talking about politics and of reaching audiences with often unsettling effects. They conclude by exploring what kinds of communication facilitates and defends democracy as changing technology overwhelms older forms of communication"-- Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
LCCN | 2021047957 |
ISBN | 9780226681702 hardcover |
ISBN | 022668170X hardcover |
ISBN | electronic book |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | General Stacks | P95.8 .G47 2022 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |