Democracy or polyarchy? US-funded media developments in Afghanistan and Iraq post 9/11
Article Abstract:
The article traces the foreign support system given to indigenous media outlets in Iraq and Afghanistan post 9/11 events in Iraq and Afghanistan. It is felt that the real goal of democratic activities is not to bring about democracy deliberately but to bring about low-intensity democracy of polyarchy.
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Media, Culture & Society
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0163-4437
Year: 2008
Management dynamics, Iraq, Afghanistan, Management, Usage, Political aspects, Communications industry, Military aspects, Company business management, Mass media, Foreign assistance
Publication Name: Media, Culture & Society
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0163-4437
Year: 2008
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Activists as interpretive communities: rituals of consumption and interaction in an alternative media audience
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The influence of alternative media on social activism by analyzing the diaries and discourses of alternative readers is analyzed. The issue is discussed from the perspective of news reading as a ritual act that produces social bonds.
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Media, Culture & Society
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0163-4437
Year: 2007
Public affairs, Social aspects, Influence, News networks (Television), Political issue, Activism, Discourse analysis
Publication Name: Media, Culture & Society
Subject: Mass communications
ISSN: 0163-4437
Year: 2007
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