This new study shows there is no such thing as 'the deficit model' and introduces an empirically testable 'empowerment model of informed publics' that identifies publics not as deficient, but as active agents that should be informed and empowered.
https://academic.oup.com/anncom/advance-article/doi/10.1093/anncom/wlag043/8776965
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