Dijalog u nedostatku dokaza
Dialogue in lack of proofs

The appendix to the media culture

Author(s): Ratko Božović
Subject(s): Media studies, Communication studies, Government/Political systems
Published by: Centar za građansko obrazovanje (CGO)
Keywords: democracy; dialogue; media;
Summary/Abstract: After analyzing „old paradigm„ of communication of autocratic society and totalitarian system, and especially its display in mass media, the author tends to establish „a new paradigm„ of dialogue in open and democratic political community. Relation of equality and reciprocity in dialogue would lead to „detente„ of conflict; it would obliterate „the logics„ of conflict which was in previous period inevitable, to preclusion. By „new paradigm„ subject towards object relation would not be established in the dialogue, meaning the relation between dominant and subordinate, but the relation of subject towards subject. This would be the way to understand „other„ and different and to abandon a „stile„ of accusations and transfer of accountability to the other side, on others without any arguments. The author considers that „new paradigm„ will be of immense help in achievement of atmosphere of tolerance and trust, but also in recognizing the energy that will captivate political freedom and indicate a vision of social and political change. In essentially alterable communication, which not only requests the culture of our conversationalist, but also represents a democratic conscience, developed and emancipated environment and, finally the habit to assess with reliable cognitions all relevant, all that is foretold or imposed by propaganda. This is one of the most important conclusions in this work.

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