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Bovee, Warren G. – 1983
The social responsibility theory of the press is usually considered to be a twentieth century development. According to this theory, one of the five major missions of mass communications is to raise social conflict from the plane of violence to the place of discussion. To achieve this, the media should serve as a forum for the exchange of comment…
Descriptors: Conflict Resolution, Freedom of Speech, Journalism, Mass Media
