Stephen J. Farnsworth, Robert S. Lichter

The Nightly News Nightmare

Media Coverage of U.S. Presidential Elections, 1988-2008

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Produktbeschreibung

The Nightly News Nightmare, Third Edition, examines news coverage of presidential nomination and election campaigns from 1988 to 2008. Farnsworth and Lichter find that the news media, despite the wide variety of outlets, have consistent problems in terms of fairness and focus on substantive matters rather than the horse-race reporting of the latest polls. 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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: RLPG/Galleys
• Third Edition
• Seitenzahl: 246
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. September 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 405g
• ISBN-13: 9781442200685
• ISBN-10: 1442200685
• Artikelnr.: 30166175

Autorenporträt

By Stephen J. Farnsworth and Robert S. Lichter

Inhaltsangabe

1 The Media and Presidential Elections: Studying News Content 2 A
Need-to-Know Basis? Covering Issues of Substance and the Horse Race 3 Who
Elected You? Candidates versus Reporters 4 A Plague on (almost) All Your
Houses: Fairness, Negativity, and Accuracy 5 "Nobody Does It Better"?
Comparing Key Campaign News Sources 6 Maybe Next Year? The Future of
Campaign Coverage