Citizens Or Consumers?: What the Media Tell Us about Political ParticipationBased on the largest study of the media coverage of public opinion and citizenship in Britain and the United States, this book argues that while most of us learn about politics and public affairs from the news media, we rarely see or read about examples of an active, engaged citizenry. |
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Contents
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Chapter 2 Meet the public | 16 |
Chapter 3 How active are citizens in the media? | 29 |
Chapter 4 Reporting opinion polls | 51 |
Out of the mouths of babes and citizens | 70 |
Inferences about public opinion | 91 |
September 11th and its aftermath | 113 |
Chapter 8 Getting engaged? | 131 |
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Back cover | 159 |
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