- “Habermas argues… the development of… capitalism brought into being an autonomous arena of public debate.”
- “became a further means by which the public was sidelined.”
- The lingering question left by Habermas is how can this model… be universalized”
- “Classic liberal thought argues that the primary… role of the media is to act as a public watchdog”
- “This watchdog role is said to override… all other functions of the media,”
