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9780313382789

Politics on Demand: The Effects of 24-hour News on American Politics

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  • ISBN13:

    9780313382789

  • ISBN10:

    0313382786

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-03-23
  • Publisher: Greenwood Pub Group
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Summary

Taking on today's brave new world of political reporting, Politics on Demand examines how technological changes and financial imperatives of modern media have led to an entertainment-driven news system that does not meet the needs of a democracy. Free of partisan slant, Politics on Demand explains the evolving media system, showing how politicians use the media to sell themselves and their message, and how the media uses politicians to fulfil their own agenda. The book demonstrates that, with plentiful programming slots to fill, the spotlight has shifted away from fact to opinion, which, in turn, has helped perpetuate partisan politics. Politicians now have to adapt themselves to fit a programme¿s dictates resulting in the frequent over-simplification of political discourse. Combining insider interviews with facts, statistics, analysis, and anecdotes, the author, herself a former CSPAN producer, argues that modern media¿s approach to politics has become detrimental to the whole political system.

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