Governing with the news : the news media as a political institution
Argues that the news media are not only not impartial, but are in fact a political institution integral to the daily operations of the three branches of government. This study demonstrates how the media are structured as an institution which exercises collective power within the political process.
XI, 289 p. ; 23 cm.
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Acknowledgments 1: Introduction: Why Don't We Call Journalists Political Actors? Pt. 1: The Political Development of the American News Media 2: The Decline of the Sponsored Press: American Newspapers in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries 3: The Subsidized News Media Pt. 2: The Media as a Political Institution 4: The Institutional News Media 5: The Political News Media Pt. 3: Government by Publicity 6: The Uses of News: Theory and (Presidential) Practice 7: Beyond the White House 8: Conclusion: The First Amendment and the Fourth Branch--Toward Redesigning a News Media Policy Notes Index
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