Media Power, Media PoliticsMark J. Rozell, Jeremy D. Mayer Media Power, Media Politics examines the role and influence of the media in every sphere of American potitics. Organized thematically, the book analyzes the retationship among the media and key institutions, potitical actors, and nongovernmental entities, as wall as the role of the new media, media ethics, and foreign policy coverage. Writen clearly and concisely by leading schotars in the field, the chapters serve as broad overviews to the issues, white discussion questions and suggestions for further reading encourage deeper inquiry. Updated throughout, the second edition includes expanded coverage of the evotving role of new media, a new chapter on terrorism and the media, and new pedagogical exercises and featured interviews with journatists, bioggers, and media advisers. Book jacket. |
Contents
Media Power Media Politics | 1 |
The Presidency and the News Media | 19 |
Congress and the News Media | 43 |
Press Coverage of the United States Supreme Court | 69 |
The Gatekeeping Power of the Media as Illustrated in | 99 |
Bureaucracy and the Media | 119 |
What We Know | 137 |
Political Parties and the Media | 159 |
Presidential Elections and the Media | 175 |
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