Introduction : image is everything -- The press and the democratic process : the American system in comparative perspective -- The media marketplace : where Americans get the news -- Reporters, official sources, and the decline of adversarial journalism -- New media, new forms of communication -- Campaigning through the media -- Campaigns that matter -- News and public opinion -- Going public : governing through the media -- Evaluating media politics.
Summary:
"A current perspective from a leading scholar. This significant revision shows how current issues like the normalizing of "alternative facts," the management of the COVID-19 crisis, the 2020 election and Trump's exit from office, and the proliferation of social media fit into a larger understanding of political communication. Shanto Iyengar, a leading scholar in the field, makes contemporary research accessible and engaging with new examples and data throughout. No book illuminates more clearly how media influences politics and how politicians use media to get elected, stay in power, and achieve policy goals"-- Provided by publisher.
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