The Paradox of Democracy: Free Speech, Open Media, and Perilous Persuasion - Paperback

by Zac Gershberg (Author), Sean Illing (Author)A thought-provoking history of communications that challenges ideas about freedom of speech and democracy "We are living through an information revolution, but we have not adequately understood how this tsunami reshapes democratic politics. Sean Illing and Zac Gershberg do just that in this very interesting and intriguing book." - Fareed Zakaria, CNN "The Paradox of Democracy is as provocative as it is unpredictable. It carefully and engagingly expands our understanding of how democracy works—and struggles—in a society where free expression is foundational and where media is undergoing revolutionary and rapid change. It will change how you think." - Margaret Sullivan, Washington Post "In The Paradox of Democracy, Gershberg and Illing suggest that democracy isn’t really about the rules and institutions that usually leap to mind... Fundamentally, they say, democracy is a culture of free and open communication. And that openness make