Media and Governance: Exploring the Role of News Media in Complex Systems of Governance

This book explores the intersections between governance and media in western democracies, which have undergone profound changes in recent years. The contributors to this volume reveal how governments often have a strategic interest in the news media, viewing and employing it as an arena where their interests can be both served and threatened. Media and Governance consider the impact of media-related factors on governance, policy, public accountability and the attribution of blame for failures.