In a speech to a social democratic conference in Berlin earlier this year, Habermas claimed that for a supranational democracy that is still rooted in nation-states, we do not need a European people, but individual citizens, who have learnt that they can be both national citizens and European citizens in one person. And these citizens can very well competently participate in European decision-making in their own national public spheres, IF THE MEDIA ONLY WOULD MEET THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. [...] If the fourth estate should remain a pillar of the democratic system it urgently needs to take on this complex task of translation, to open up to foreign perspectives. Politics is no longer limited to the nation-state, WHILE THE STANDPOINT OF THE MEDIA – including the value system on which journalists base their coverage – IS STILL ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY NATIONAL. Such a media landscape can never provide the foundations for a united society.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 10:30:03 +0000
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