Introduction
How media inform democracy: central debates / Toril Aalberg and James Curran
Research design / Toril Aalberg, Zan Strabac and Tove Brekken
How media provides political information. Media systems and the political information environment: a cross-national comparison / Toril Aalberg, Peter van Aelst and James Curran
The political information environment during election campaigns / Peter van Aelst, Kjersti Thorbjornsrud and Toril Aalberg
News substance: the relative importance of soft and de-contextualized news / Tove Brekken, Kjersti Thorbjornsrud and Toril Aalberg
How media affects public knowledge and perceptions. News content, media use and current affairs knowledge / James Curran ... [et al.]
Media, political trust and political knowledge: a comparative perspective / Kees Aarts, Audun Fladmoe and Jesper Strombock
Does knowledge of hard news go with knowledge of soft news? a cross-national analysis of the structure of public affairs knowledge / Kyu S. Hahn ... [et al.]
Informed citizens, media use and public knowledge of parties policy positions / Anders Todal Jenssen, Toril Aalberg and Kees Aarts
The financial crises as a global news event. Cross-national media coverage and public knowledge of economic affairs / Jesper Strombock, Anders Todal Jenssen and Toril Aalberg
News consumption and public opposition to immigration across countries / Zan Strabac, Kjersti Thorbjornsrud and Anders Todal Jenssen
conclusion / Toril Aalberg and James Curran.
How media inform democracy : a comparative approach. ISBN 9780415889087. Published by Routledge in 2012. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.