Background
Entman, Robert Mathew was born on November 7, 1949 in Brooklyn. Son of Bernard and Rose (Jacobson) Entman.
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By W. Lance Bennett - Mediated Politics: Communication in the Future of Democracy: 1st (first) Edition
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Democracy without Citizens: Media and the Decay of American Politics by Robert M. Entman (1990-09-27)
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Democracy without Citizens: Media and the Decay of American Politics
("The free press cannot be free," Robert Entman asserts. "...)
"The free press cannot be free," Robert Entman asserts. "Inevitably, it is dependent." In this penetrating critique of American journalism and the political process, Entman identifies a "vicious circle of interdependence" as the key dilemma facing reporters and editors. To become sophisticated citizens, he argues, Americans need high-quality, independent political journalism; yet, to stay in business while producing such journalism, news organizations would need an audience of sophisticated citizens. As Entman shows, there is no easy way out of this dilemma, which has encouraged the decay of democratic citizenship as well as the media's continuing failure to live up to their own highest ideals. Addressing widespread despair over the degeneration of presidential campaigns, Entman argues that the media system virtually compels politicians to practice demagoguery. Entman confronts a provocative array of issues: how the media's reliance on elite groups and individuals for information inevitably slants the news, despite adherence to objectivity standards; why the media hold government accountable for its worst errors--such as scandals and foreign misadventures--only after it's too late to prevent them; how the interdependence of the media and their audience molds public opinion in ways neither group alone can control; why greater media competition does not necessarily mean better journalism; why the abolition of the FCC's Fairness Doctrine could make things worse. Entman sheds fascinating light on important news events of the past decade. He compares, for example, coverage of the failed hostage rescue in 1980, which subjected President Carter to a barrage of criticism, with coverage of the 1983 bombing that killed 241 Marines in Lebanon, an incident in which President Reagan largely escaped blame. He shows how various factors unrelated to the reality of the events themselves--the apparent popularity of Reagan and unpopularity of Carter, differences in the way the Presidents publicly framed the incidents, the potent symbols skillfully manipulated by Reagan's but not by Carter's news managers--produced two very different kinds of reportage. Entman concludes with some thoughtful suggestions for improvement. Chiefly, he proposes the creation of subsidized, party-based news outlets as a way of promoting new modes of news gathering and analysis, of spurring the established media to more innovative coverage, and of increasing political awareness and participation. Such suggestions, along with the author's probing media criticisms, make this book essential reading for anyone concerned about the state of democracy in America.
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Robert Mathew Entman
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Robert Mathew Entman, American Communications educator, consultant. Avocations: wine collecting and tasting, tennis.
M C. Recipient McGannon award for committee policy research, 1993; research grantee Markle Foundation, 1984, 86, 88, 95, Chicago Cmty. Trust, 1989-1992, 95-97; research fellow Ameritech., 1989-1990.
Education
AB, Duke U., 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1977; Master in Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley, 1980.
Career
Assistant professor, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, 1975-1977;
assistant professor, Duke U., Durham, North Carolina, 1980-1989;
postdoctoral fellow, University of California, 1978-1980;
associate professor committee, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1989-1994;
professor committee, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1994;
director Center for Information Technology and Policy, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1999. Adjunct Professor U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1995-1998. Lombard visiting professor Harvard University, 1997.
Consultant subcommittee on telecommunication United States House of Representatives, Washington, 1982, National Telecom. and Information Administration, Washington, 1984-1985, Aspen Institute, Washington and Aspen, Colorado, since 1986. Member working group Commission onTV Policy, 1990-1996. Guest scholar Woodrow Wilson Center, Washington, 1989.
Lombard visiting professor Harvard University, 1997.
Achievements
Works
book
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Democracy without Citizens: Media and the Decay of American Politics
("The free press cannot be free," Robert Entman asserts. "...)
- Blacks in the news: Television, modern racism and cultural change (Working papers / Center for Urban Affairs and Policy Research, Northwestern University)
- By W. Lance Bennett - Mediated Politics: Communication in the Future of Democracy: 1st (first) Edition
- Democracy without Citizens: Media and the Decay of American Politics by Robert M. Entman (1990-09-27)
- { DEMOCRACY WITHOUT CITIZENS: MEDIA AND THE DECAY OF AMERICAN POLITICS } Entman, Robert M ( AUTHOR ) Sep-01-1990 Paperback
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Democracy without Citizens: Media and the Decay of American Politics
Membership
Member American Political Science Association (county political committee secretary 1990-1991, member editorial board Political Comm. since 1992, member editorial board Journal Comm. since 1994, member editorial board Comm. Law and Policy since 1994, secretary-treasurer political committee secretary since 1996), Social Science Research Council (member working group on media and foreign policy 1990-1993).
Connections
Married Francie Seymour, June 1, 1979. Children: Max, Emily.
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Nationality
American
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Recipient McGannon award for committee policy research, 1993. Research grantee Markle Foundation, 1984, 86, 88, 95, Chicago Cmty. Trust, 1989-1992, 95-97. Research fellow Ameritech., 1989-1990.Recipient McGannon award for committee policy research, 1993. Research grantee Markle Foundation, 1984, 86, 88, 95, Chicago Cmty. Trust, 1989-1992, 95-97.
Research fellow Ameritech., 1989-1990.