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Citizenship and the media

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This paper begins from a definition of the modern polity as characterized by the mutual embedding of politics and media. It sketches the consequences of this state of affairs for 20th century notions of citizenship, arguing that unprecedented knowledge goes hand in hand with more or less complete inefficacy on the part of most citizens. This is the more marked since the ownership of media, defended by those at an advantage as a matter of freedom from partisanship and favour, is now more concentrated than ever before. This bodes ill for citizens whose only foreseeable recourse is to keep up the good but slight work of criticism and intellectual independence.

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  • Inglis, Fred, 2001. "Citizenship and the media," European Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 9(3), pages 257-268, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:cup:eurrev:v:9:y:2001:i:03:p:257-268_00
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