"Freedom of expression --in particular, freedom of the press --guarantees popular participation in the dcisions and actions of government, and popular participation is the essence of our democracy."

-- Corazon Aquino


  


The Role of Parliaments in Promoting an Information Rich Society - Unit 4: Making Parliament Newsworthy

 

Unit 4 Questions

Please answer each of the following questions.  If you are taking this course in a group you may then meet to discuss your answers.

  1. What is newsworthiness and who should determine what is newsworthy?

  2. How can parliament increase coverage by helping make the parliamentary process and parliamentary business more newsworthy?

  3. What are the pros and cons of broadcasting parliament?

 

Select Bibliography

Cook, Robin. “A Modern Parliament in a Modern Democracy” Political-Quarterly 2003 (1-3); 74:1; pp.76-82

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