Media in the Service of Citizens

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This lecture looks at the role of the media in promoting an enhanced citizenship, locating the debate within the discourse of development and freedom. It identifies threats to what can be characterised as a 'media-citizens compact', such as media over-commercialisation. It concludes that public-service media are cardinal to the enjoyment of citizenship rights and freedoms.

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1. http://eprints.ru.ac.za/271/1/FINAL_PUBLIC_LECTURE_FOR_WORLD_PRESS_FREEDOM_DAY_(FINAL_COPY).doc
2. Banda, Fackson (2006) Media in the Service of Citizens. In: Inaugural Press Freedom Day Public Lecture Series, 3 May 2006, Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. (Unpublished)

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Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:Rhodes/oai:eprints.ru.ac.za:271
Date	03 May 2006
Creators	Banda, Fackson
Source Sets	Rhodes University SA
Detected Language	English
Type	Conference or Workshop Item, NonPeerReviewed
Format	other
Relation	http://eprints.ru.ac.za/271/