TY - JOUR
T1 - The festival of democracy
T2 - Media and elections in Bangladesh
AU - Siddiqi, Dina M.
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1996
Y1 - 1996
N2 - This paper considers the uses of television in the June 1996 elections of Bangladesh. It is predicated on the assumption that the reach of television in a poor country like Bangladesh is much greater than statistics on access and ownership suggest. Historically, state‐owned television has been perceived as a tool for state‐sponsored propaganda. Yet the interim caretaker government actively utilized television and other media as fora for the construction and promotion of the rights of citizens (especially women) in a civil society. The paper suggests that television might emerge as a possible space for the expansion of public sphere discourse.
AB - This paper considers the uses of television in the June 1996 elections of Bangladesh. It is predicated on the assumption that the reach of television in a poor country like Bangladesh is much greater than statistics on access and ownership suggest. Historically, state‐owned television has been perceived as a tool for state‐sponsored propaganda. Yet the interim caretaker government actively utilized television and other media as fora for the construction and promotion of the rights of citizens (especially women) in a civil society. The paper suggests that television might emerge as a possible space for the expansion of public sphere discourse.
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U2 - 10.1080/01292989609364742
DO - 10.1080/01292989609364742
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85064293244
SN - 0129-2986
VL - 6
SP - 30
EP - 42
JO - Asian Journal of Communication
JF - Asian Journal of Communication
IS - 2
ER -