The press and American politics : the new mediator /

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Author / Creator:	Davis, Richard (Richard Dana)
Imprint:	New York : Longman, c1992.
Description:	xii, 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Journalism -- Political aspects -- United States. Journalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Press and politics -- United States. Press -- United States -- Influence. Public opinion -- United States. Journalism -- United States -- Objectivity. Intellectual life. Journalism. Journalism -- Objectivity. Journalism -- Political aspects. Press and politics. Press -- Influence. Public opinion. United States -- Intellectual life -- 20th century. United States. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/1758984

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ISBN:	080130153X : $19.95
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Introduction : assumptions about media power
The newsgathering process
The newsmaking process
Colonial America to 1830 : partisan leaders and the press
Post-1830 : the penny press, yellow journalism, and political independence
1900 to the present : the rise of broadcasting, media conglomerates, and the new journalism
Regulating the press
The news media in other systems
The presidency
Congress
The Supreme Court
Covering public policy
Covering foreign affairs
National security policy
The media and the mass public
Effects on presidential campaigns
Conclusion : the media's role in American democracy.

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