Bessette/Pitney’s AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS: DELIBERATION, DEMOCRACY AND CITIZENSHIP reviews the idea of "deliberative democracy." Building on the book, this blog offers insights, analysis, and facts about recent events.
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
"First Reports Are Always Wrong" -- Health Care Edition
As noted before, our mass media chapter explains that the news media often err when they report breaking news stories.The complex decision in the health care case provides a fresh example. A tweet from On The Media: