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Is it possible to talk of a global public sphere in respect of global news?
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MEDS 2003: ADVANCED TELEVISION STUDIES NOREEN RAJPUT ESSAY ASSIGNMENT Is it possible to talk of a global public sphere in respect of global news? This essay evaluates the usefulness and validity of the concept of a global public sphere in relation to the media, in particular the news. The concept of the public sphere is best known in its formulation by the German critical theorist Jurgen Habermas in the early 1960's. This essay will first demonstrate a brief theoretical discussion of the concepts of globalisation and the public sphere. Secondly, in order to determine whether or not there is a global public sphere in respect of the news, I will discuss the idea that the news is a complex and bias process and that its content is heavily based on the news values of professional organisations. I will also argue that the news is a commodity and a form of entertainment....
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