Demokrasi dan Kinerja Pers Indonesia
Abstract: Mass media,
especially, press have important rules in the democration process. There are
three criteria to evaluate performance of the press. Press as a civic forum,
it’s related to Habermas’s public sphere that there is space for citizen to
discuss about public interest in the free condition. Press as a watch-dog, that
it’s means press has to protec minority rights from malfuntion of majority
power. Press as a mobilization agent, it’s medium to increase society involment
in the politic process.
Key words: mass media, press,
civic forum, wath-dog, mobilization agent
Penulis: I Gusti Ngurah Putra
Kode Jurnal: jpkomunikasidd060002
