Analyzing the fate of the American political system in the media age, a former network CEO questions whether government can adapt to democracy in the new communication age and whether citizens will govern themselves or cross the fine line between democracy and demagoguery.
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Grossman (president, Horizons Cable Network; former president, the Public Broadcasting Service and NBC News) looks at the fate of our democratic political system in the media age, and asks whether new communication technology will usher in an age of government not by professional politicians but by the citizens themselves, or lead to a blurring of the line between democracy and demagoguery. He discusses the new populism and the technology that makes it possible, and recommends reforms in the television news business. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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