Media Power in PoliticsAlthough there may not be a consensus on what the media's role in politics is or should be, it is clear that the media's pervasive influence has profoundly changed politics in America. In this collection of 37 essays (15 of them new to this edition), Graber explores the history of mass media and its ability to shape political agendas. The new essay titles include, Open Season: How the News Media Cover Presidential Campaigns in the Age of Attack Journalism and I Am on TV, Therefore I Am. |
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Agendasetting Part II and 17 23 26 27 | 1 |
Putting Mass Media Effects in Perspective | 5 |
Democracy and media impact 2 3 10 12 13 15 16 33 | 7 |
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