Journalism and public examination
Formation of democratic societies of the Western type presupposes appearance on the historical scene of a new strong actor — the bourgeois class: “No bourgeoisie, no democracy” (Barrington Moore). The articulation and defense of vital interests of that class creates a new social space — “the bourgeo...
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Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology
2010-12-01
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| description | Formation of democratic societies of the Western type presupposes appearance on the historical scene of a new strong actor — the bourgeois class: “No bourgeoisie, no democracy” (Barrington Moore). The articulation and defense of vital interests of that class creates a new social space — “the bourgeois public sphere” which helps to make up “counterbalance” to absolutism of a corporate state — a civil society, the core of which is composed by public opinion. In the confrontation between the authorities and society one of the most important roles is played by the press that provides free debate and discussion of generally valid problems, especially economic and political. The recognition of the mass media role was stamped in its characterization in XIII century as “the fourth power”. Technological development of the media incredibly expanded its functions, turning journalists into creating informational analogue of reality, saturating daily life with new meanings. Methods of the representation of reality, the specific nature of political influence of journalists — key members of the reflexive elites (Helmut Shelski), are the themes of this article. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f736b236ae9446eabc2d620195228d902022-12-22T02:21:44ZrusRussian Academy of Sciences, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied SociologyСоциологический журнал1562-24952010-12-01164921121176Journalism and public examinationFormation of democratic societies of the Western type presupposes appearance on the historical scene of a new strong actor — the bourgeois class: “No bourgeoisie, no democracy” (Barrington Moore). The articulation and defense of vital interests of that class creates a new social space — “the bourgeois public sphere” which helps to make up “counterbalance” to absolutism of a corporate state — a civil society, the core of which is composed by public opinion. In the confrontation between the authorities and society one of the most important roles is played by the press that provides free debate and discussion of generally valid problems, especially economic and political. The recognition of the mass media role was stamped in its characterization in XIII century as “the fourth power”. Technological development of the media incredibly expanded its functions, turning journalists into creating informational analogue of reality, saturating daily life with new meanings. Methods of the representation of reality, the specific nature of political influence of journalists — key members of the reflexive elites (Helmut Shelski), are the themes of this article.http://jour.fnisc.ru/upload/journals/1/articles/1176/submission/proof/1176-61-2215-1-10-20150322.pdf |
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