Democratic Delusions: How the Media Hollows Out Democracy and What We Can Do About It

A free media is inextricably linked to a healthy democracy, but in many parts of the world liberal democracies are deemed to be dying or on the demise – a demise that many forms of media have enabled while heralding themselves as democracy’s saviour. The hollowing out of democracy in these ways has left many people questioning the value of (neo)liberal democratic societies. What can we do about it?

Democratic Delusions explores the potential of our media and tech systems to be democratic a...