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Mediated deliberation is a form of deliberation that is achieved through the media which acts as a mediator between the mass public and elected officials. The communication professionals of the media relay information, values, and diverse points of view to the public in order for effective public deliberation to occur.〔Gastil, John. Political Communication and Deliberation. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2008. 43-76.〕 Benjamin Page proposes mediated deliberation be a "division of labor" with the idea of using the media to deliver information between the elected officials and the public because modern problems make it impossible to rely on the elected officials to deliberate for the public. The role of the media is to encourage discussion amongst the citizens to keep them engaged with their elected officials.〔Page, Benjamin I. 1996. ''Who deliberates? Mass media in modern democracy.'' Chicago: University of Chicago Press〕 ==Ideal form == Mediated deliberation follows the conception of a deliberative democracy. According to Jürgen Habermas, a German philosopher, "no modern political process could function effectively without the "professionals of the media system" and the various elites who produce mediated political communication." 〔 This ideal mediated deliberation would:
Through this ideal model, mediated deliberation should promote public knowledge on important issues as well as encouraging public opinion through enlightenment. To achieve an effective mediated deliberation, it requires collective responsibility from the media producers, including newspapers, television broadcasters, and the internet. The media needs to reliable because many people gain information and knowledge about events and issues. Robert Goodwin, a philosopher, described the idea of "deliberation within" which is the deliberation that occurs in an individual's mind.〔 "The point in having a deliberative media process is for individuals to hear conflicting considerations and weigh them to arrive at their own judgments." 〔 Through the analytic and social processes of deliberation, the table shows the roles that the media producers and media users need to fulfill in order for the ideal, mediated deliberation to occur. In the analytic process, it involves introspection on subjective values while reflecting on personal and emotional experiences with facts. The following tables are copyrighted © 2008 by Sage Publications, Inc from John Gastil’s book, ''Political Communication and Deliberation.'' Along with the analytic process, the social process involves more equal access and comprehension while considering other diverse points of view. ''Social Process''〔 The analytic and social processes for mediated deliberation gives people the opportunity to evaluate the actions of media producers as well as their users. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mediated deliberation」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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