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2019 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
The Press and Local Politics
Measuring the effects of media structure on political performance in German territorial communities
Authors : Frank Marcinkowski, Christian Strippel
Published in: Wandel der Öffentlichkeit und der Gesellschaft
Publisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
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Democratic politics requires informed citizens who are motivated and able to participate actively in decision-making processes governing public affairs and to monitor effectively those whom they have entrusted to make decisions on their behalf. It is only under such conditions that we can expect politics to accommodate the interests of citizens and to develop appropriate solutions to their problems. The most important provider of information in modern societies is the news media.