The nightly news nightmare [electronic resource] : media coverage of U.S. presidential elections, 1988-2008 / Stephen J. Farnsworth and S. Robert Lichter.
2011
PN4888.P6 F37 2011eb
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Title
The nightly news nightmare [electronic resource] : media coverage of U.S. presidential elections, 1988-2008 / Stephen J. Farnsworth and S. Robert Lichter.
Edition
3rd ed.
ISBN
9781442200692 (electronic book)
9781442200678
1442200677
9781442200685
1442200685
9781442200678
1442200677
9781442200685
1442200685
Imprint
Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, c2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvii, 227 p.)
Call Number
PN4888.P6 F37 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
070.4/49324973
Summary
This book examines news coverage of presidential nominations and election campaigns from 1988 to 2008. The book focuses on change sin the amount, tone, and focus of news coverage in these different electoral contexts. In addition to network news, the authors examine online news, cable television, talk radio, and candidate campaign discourse in these election years. Stephen J. Farnsworth and S. Robert Lichter find that the news media, despite the wide variety of outlets, have consistent problems with a lack of fairness and a focus on horse-race reporting of the latest polls rather than on more substantive matters. In addition to the extensive discussion of the 2008 campaign, the third edition offers far more discussion and evidence regarding the use of alternative media, including online content, in the most recent presidential election The authors conclude that online news had many of the same problems found in mainstream news coverage.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Lichter, S. Robert.
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Table of Contents
The media and presidential elections : studying news content
A need-to-know basis? covering issues of substance and the horse race
Who elected you? candidates versus reporters
A plague on (almost) all your houses : fairness, negativity, and accuracy
"Nobody does it better"? comparing key campaign news sources
Maybe next year? the future of campaign coverage.
A need-to-know basis? covering issues of substance and the horse race
Who elected you? candidates versus reporters
A plague on (almost) all your houses : fairness, negativity, and accuracy
"Nobody does it better"? comparing key campaign news sources
Maybe next year? the future of campaign coverage.