Mass Media and American Politics

by Graber, Doris A.

• ISBN13: 9781568026350
• ISBN10: 1568026358
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-10-01
• Publisher: Cq Pr

Author Biography

Doris A. Graber is professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Chicago

Table of Contents

Tables, Figures, and Boxes	xi
Preface	xv
Media Power and Government Control	1	(32)
Political Importance of Mass Media	2	(4)
Functions of Mass Media	6	(7)
Effects of Mass Media	13	(5)
Who Should Control News Making?	18	(6)
Models of the News-Making Process	24	(5)
Summary	29	(4)
Ownership, Regulation, and Guidance of Media	33	(26)
Control and Ownership: Public and Semipublic	34	(4)
Patterns of Private Ownership	38	(10)
Government Regulation of the Media	48	(7)
Summary	55	(4)
Press Freedom and the Law	59	(33)
Access to the Media	60	(8)
Access to Information	68	(8)
Individual Rights Versus the Public's Right to Know	76	(11)
Summary	87	(5)
News Making and News Reporting Routines	92	(45)
Profile Sketch of American Journalists	93	(6)
Gatekeeping	99	(18)
Effects of Gatekeeping	117	(10)
Appraising the News-Making Process	127	(3)
Summary	130	(7)
Reporting Extraordinary Events	137	(22)
Four Crises	138	(2)
Media Responses and Roles	140	(14)
Covering Pseudo-Crises	154	(1)
Summary	155	(4)
The Media as Policymakers	159	(36)
The Ethics of Melding Political Activism with Journalism	160	(1)
Manipulative Journalism in Perspective	161	(1)
Muckraking Models	162	(9)
Beyond Muckraking: Journalists as Political Actors	171	(4)
Agenda Building	175	(9)
Documentaries and Docudramas	184	(2)
Methods: Fair and Foul	186	(3)
Summary	189	(6)
Media Impact on Attitudes and Behavior	195	(40)
Differential Effects of Print and Broadcast News	196	(2)
The Role of Media in Political Socialization	198	(3)
Patterns in Socialization	201	(2)
Choosing Media Stories	203	(4)
Learning Processes	207	(3)
Learning Effects: Knowledge and Attitudes	210	(9)
Learning Effects: Behavior	219	(6)
Summary	225	(10)
Elections in the Internet Age	235	(36)
The State of Research	236	(1)
The Consequences of Media Politics	237	(11)
Media Content	248	(11)
Media Effects	259	(6)
Summary	265	(6)
The Struggle for Control: News from the Presidency and Congress	271	(39)
The Adversarial Relationship	272	(4)
The Media and the Executive Branch	276	(18)
The Media and Congress	294	(10)
Summary	304	(6)
Covering the Justice System and State and Local News	310	(32)
The Media and the Courts	310	(10)
Covering State and Local Affairs	320	(7)
The Contents of Subnational News	327	(9)
Summary	336	(6)
Foreign Affairs Coverage	342	(39)
The Foreign News Niche	343	(1)
Making Foreign News	344	(25)
Appraising Foreign News Making	369	(1)
Exporting News	370	(3)
Summary	373	(8)
Trends in Media Policy	381	(32)
Dissatisfaction with the Media	382	(6)
The Impact of New Technologies	388	(15)
The Shape of the Future	403	(5)
Summary	408	(5)
Index	413