Media and democracy: Social Responsibility Theory

• Autores: Rodríguez Polo, Xosé Ramón, Algarra, Manuel Martín
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad de Piura
• Repositorio: Revista de Comunicación
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.udep.edu.pe:article/2815
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistadecomunicacion.com/article/view/2815
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Teoría de la comunicación; teorías normativas; sistema de medios; modelo; responsabilidad social; Communication theory; Normative theories; Media system; model; Social responsibility

The dispute on the type of democracy is what lies under the academic study, of a normative nature, on the role of media in society. An example of it is the Theory on Social Responsibility, expressed at its best in the works of the Hutchins Commission. It came to compel the media enterprises, as well as government and public in general, to accept conscientiously their role in society, and to assume a number of principles which would correct the unfocused exercise of free press, and limit the social unbalance that could arise from it.