News: The Politics of Illusion, 8th Edition
ISBN-10: 0-205-64984-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-205-64984-6
Published by Longman
© 2009
Pub. Date: Jul 18, 2008
Format: Paper
Description
Part of the “Longman Classics in Political Science” series, this renowned book, known for a lively writing style, provocative point of view, and exceptional scholarship, has been thoroughly revised and updated, including up-to-the-minute case studies and the latest research.
This favorite of both instructors and students is a "behind-the-scenes" tour of news in American politics. The core question explored in this book is: How well does the news, as the core of the national political information system, serve the needs of democracy? In investigating this question, the book examines how various political actors — from presidents and members of Congress, to interest organizations and citizen-activists — try to get their messages into the news.
Table of Contents
Foreword by Doris Graber
CHAPTER 1 THE NEWS ABOUT DEMOCRACY: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE AMERICAN POLITICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM
CHAPTER 2 NEWS CONTENT: FOUR INFORMATION BIASES THAT MATTER
CHAPTER 3 THE NEWS AUDIENCE: INFORMATION PROCESSING AND PUBLIC OPINION
CHAPTER 4 THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF NEWS
CHAPTER 5 HOW POLITICIANS MAKE THE NEWS
CHAPTER 6 HOW JOURNALISTS REPORT THE NEWS
CHAPTER 7 INSIDE THE PROFESSION: OBJECTIVITY AND POLITICAL AUTHORITY
CHAPTER 8 ALL THE NEWS THAT FITS DEMOCRACY: SOLUTIONS FOR CITIZENS, POLITICIANS, AND JOURNALISTS
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