News and power
Based on case studies of news coverage and upon interviews with over 200 senior journalists, this book reveals the processes which produce news, the strategies political figures adopt to influence its making, and the means by which news coverage plays a role in political events.
9780043720431, 0043720439
1042853248
: PART I The production of news Organisational imperatives; Gathering news; News values PART II The politics of information Overt manoeuvres: public relations politics; Covert manoeuvres: leaks and briefings PART III Political impacts Inter-party politics and elections campaigns; Intra-party politics and leadership struggles; Issue agendas