Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
the web, of course) a study conducted by some very clever researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
internet. Landline TV, restricted for years to one or two channels in a few developed
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
Putin commands a large military establishment that includes a nuclear arsenal. He can dispose of the wealth generated by Russian oil. He is, beyond question, a cunning and manipulative man, and he does not wish the US, Europe, or liberal democracy well. But I ask you, good reader, to maintain a sense of scale on the subject.
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
wondered whether anyone
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
The question agitating every defender of democracy is: How can this be reversed? A more precise phrasing would be: How are legitimate elites selected in a democratic society?
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
news that’s fit to print,” but it delivered a large enough proportion of published topics that, as a practical proposition,
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
invasive satellite TV: CNN (founded 1980) and Al Jazeera (1996) broadcast news 24 hours a day. A resident of Cairo, who in the 1980s could only stare dully
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
accused their vanishing
Martin Gurri • Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium
authoritative sources without