"Originated with a workshop held in May 2007 at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government"--Pref.
Introduction : framing the debate. Evaluating media performance / Pippa Norris and Sina Odugbemi
Diagnostic tools and performance indicators / Andrew Puddephatt
The democratic roles of media systems : agenda setters, setting priorities. Media coverage of natural disasters and humanitarian crises / Susan D. Moeller
Media agenda setting and donor aid / Douglas A. Van Belle
Watchdogs : guarding governance. Corruption and the watchdog role of the news media / Sheila S. Coronel
The media, government accountability, and citizen engagement / Katrin Voltmer
Gate keepers : inclusive voices. Election campaigns, partisan balance, and the news media / Holli A. Semetko
Limits on press freedom and regime support / Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart
Media in the peace-building process : Ethiopia and Iraq / Monroe E. Price, Ibrahim Al-Marashi, and Nicole A. Stremlau
Regional case studies of media roles. Central and Eastern Europe / Marius Dragomir
Sub-Saharan Africa / Wisdom J. Tettey
Latin America / Silvio Waisbord
Arab States / Lawrence Pintak
Asia / Angela Romano
Conclusions : summing up the evidence, identifying effective policy options. Assessing the extent to which the news media act as watchdogs, agenda setters, and gatekeepers / Sina Odugbemi and Pippa Norris
Policy recommendations / Sina Odugbemi and Pippa Norris.
Public sentinel : news media & governance reform. ISBN 9780821382011. Published by World Bank in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.