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Provocative thoughts from an outsider. (Books).(Democracy and the News)(Book Review)
American Journalism Review
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January 1, 2003|
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Democracy and the News
By Herbert J. Gans
Oxford University Press
184 pages
$26
The biggest surprise in Herbert Gans' new book isn't his blunt diagnosis of what ails journalism or his fresh, often funky suggestions for reform. The biggest surprise is his challenge to basic assumptions about news and democracy.
To begin with, Gans argues, journalists inflate their influence on audiences and politics.
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