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Part of the McGraw-Hill Critical Topics in American Government series, American Media Politics in Transition blends coverage of the historical evolution of American political journalism with theories about its current practice and the emerging technological changes that have begun to bring media power back to the people. Its flexible, self-contained chapters feature discussion questions, suggestions for further readings, online resources, and a list of key terms and figures - all of which come together to make this an ideal supplement for any introductory American Government course, as well as courses on the media and communications.
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Mayer (George Mason U.) wrote this text for introductory courses on American government and courses on the media and communications after finding that other media textbooks didn't cover the topics he wanted to address, in particular the historical evolution of political journalism in America together with theories about current practice. Eleven self-contained chapters explore the way theories of media influence, measuring the effects of media, the history of American journalism, media and the law, institutional politics and the media, campaigns and modern journalism, and the impact of the Internet on American politics. The copyright date is 2008, but publication occurred in early 2007. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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