Publisher's Synopsis
From the ancient art of rhetoric and the revolutionary function of newspapers to liberal broadcast media and the harmful falsehoods of the digital public sphere, The Democracy Paradox highlights the intricate relationship between communication and political culture. Gershberg and Illing demonstrate with incisive research how little our current discussions about media, populism, and cancel culture differ from previous democratic cultural experiences. They demonstrate that democracy is constantly positioned precariously on a razor's edge, now more than ever before as we struggle with a rapidly evolving, hyper-digital world.
