The Role Of Journalism And Democracy And What Is The Most...

WHAT IS THE ROLE OF JOURNALISM IN DEMOCRACY AND WHAT IS THE MOST POWERFUL CURRENT THREAT TO THAT ROLE? Journalism and democracy are arguably inextricably intertwined concepts, each having a vital role in the effective function of the other. Democracy as a term and an inherent notion finds it origins from Ancient Greece with the term being derived from the Ancient Greek words ‘demos’ – people and ‘kratia’ – power (The Daily Miracle: An Intriduction to JOuranlism p. 45). Traditionally, journalism has been considered to play an integral role as somewhat of a gatekeeper of democracy by promoting and upholding the democratic societal values upon which countries such as Australia have been built. This role was first classified as ‘the Fourth†¦show more content†¦Accordingly, arguably the most powerful threat to Four Corners’ role in promoting and upholding democracy in Australia is the Executive’s constant threats to cut network funding. This can be explored through looking through the lense of the libertarian and social r esponsibility arms of the theory of the press developed by Fred Siebert, Theodore Peterson and Wilbur Schramm (whatever the book is (1956)) and the propaganda model developed by Herman and Chomsky (Manufacturing Consent, 1988). Cutting funding threatens the ABC’s and thus Four Corners’ ability to uphold the values of democracy in Australia on the basis of the libertarian model of the theory of the press This is on the basis that the loss of 400 jobs and funding to the ABC (http://about.abc.net.au/our-abc-our-future/) could have dire consequences on Four Corners’ ability to fulfil their vital and important roles to produce quality investigative reports that serve the public interest. The libertarian model is one of the four facets of the theory of the press developed by Fred Siebert, Theodore Peterson and Wilbur Schramm (whatever the book is (1956)). 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