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Graber (political science, U. of Illinois at Chicago) updates this edition to include the present sh...
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Graber (political science, U. of Illinois at Chicago) updates this edition to include the present shifts toward fragmented media markets and the effects of the war on terrorism and domestic policy on how American politicians work with the media to gain support. She describes the tensions between media power and government control, ownership and regulation, press freedom and the law, making and reporting news, the ethics of policy makers regarding the media, media influences on attitude and behavior, covering the three branches at the federal and local levels, covering foreign news, and taking stock of trends in media policy, given the impact of new technologies and signs of increasing dissatisfaction with the media. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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