期刊名称：The Agora: Political Science Undergraduate Journal
印刷版ISSN：1927-4793
出版年度：2011
卷号：2
期号：1
页码：25-51
语种：English
出版社：The Agora: Political Science Undergraduate Journal
摘要：This paper discusses the state of the American media in the decade following 9/11. A framework is crafted from the work of previous media theorists and the writing of the Supreme Court of the United States to understand the specific role of the fourth estate in American society. Once this is accomplished, this paper re-evaluates the success of the media in fulfilling its constitutional role, arguing that the media was, in fact, less deferential to the government line than many critics suggest, particularly following the abuses at Abu Ghraib. Finally, the case is made that institutionalised media is necessary to provide a check on government power, and the expansion of democratized news can only fulfil this mandate to a certain extent.
关键词：American Media;Supreme Court;9/11;War on Terror;Media Coverage
