Title:
Mass media and American politics / Doris A. Graber (University of Illinois at Chicago), Johanna Dunaway (Texas A & M University).
Author:
Graber, Doris A. (Doris Appel), 1923- author.
Dunaway, Johanna, author.
Publication Information:
Thousand Oaks, California : CQ Press, An imprint of SAGE Publications, Inc., [2018]
©2018
Call Number:
HN90.M3 G7 2018
Abstract:
This comprehensive, trusted core text on media's impact on attitudes, behavior, elections, politics, and policymaking is known for its readable introduction to the literature and theory of the field. Mass Media and American Politics, Tenth Edition is thoroughly updated to reflect major structural changes that have shaken the world of political news, including the impact of the changing media landscape. It includes timely examples of the significance of these changes pulled from the 2016 election cycle. Written by Doris A. Graber--a scholar who has played an enormous role in establishing and shaping the field of mass media and American politics--and Johanna Dunaway, this book sets the standard.
Edition:
Tenth edition.
ISBN:
9781506340234
Physical Description:
xix, 515 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
Media purpose and structure: Media power and government control ; Ownership, regulation, and guidance of media ; Media and politics in the changing media landscape -- Who and what makes the news?: The media as policy makers ; The struggle for control: news from the presidency ; Media coverage of Congress and the courts ; State and local news ; Foreign affairs coverage -- Media effects: Media influence on attitudes and behavior ; Elections in the digital era ; Incivility, negativity, and bias in the media -- Current trends and future directions.
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