The Democratic Value of News: Why Public Service Media Matter

'This is a superb book by a rising star of journalism studies.' - James Curran, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK 'Stephen Cushion's The Democratic Value of News: Why Public Service Media Matter is a work of singular importance. As the Internet and digital communication remakes our media and revamps journalism before our eyes, Cushion makes a powerful case for the continued significance and necessity of public service media. This will be required reading for scholars, students and concerned citizens.' - Robert W. McChesney, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA 'Stephen Cushion deals in this book with a supremely important topic: whether, and if so how, to what extent and in what main subject areas the journalism of public funded media differs from that of commercially funded ones. His distinctive approach - assembling and interpreting an extensive range of content analyses of news supply in many different countries and situations - yields findings deserving of academic and policy attention. The topic is important first, because the status of many public service broadcasters is highly insecure these days and second, because the relationship of journalism to democracy is so essential yet problematic these days.' - Jay G. Blumler, Emeritus Professor of Public Communication, University of Leeds, UK 'This accessible and stimulating book combines breadth and depth of scholarship in a study which is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of public service media in a rapidly changing environment.' - Professor Tom O'Malley, Aberystwyth University, UK