Description
Identifying the three major stakeholders concerned with political news to be the news producers, government and politicians, and the public, Graber (U. of Illinois at Chicago, US), McQuail (U. of Amsterdam, the Netherlands), and Norris (Harvard U., US) present 12 papers that examine issues of political reporting from each of theses perspectives and from an overall contextual perspective. They include discussion of political journalist perceptions in the advanced industrial democracies; changing journalist roles in Russia; guidelines for journalism professionals as formulated by the American public television journalist Jim Lehrer; news management by government executives in the US, Germany, and Britain; public relations experts' manipulation of journalists; media exposure of deceptive political advertisements; voter reception of political advertisements; shifting levels of public attention to political news; the incompatibility of the citizenship and profit missions of the media; the role of audience interest in determining the nature of political news; and the global impacts of technological developments. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Read More
Books on journalists typically focus on the dynamics of the newsmaking process. The Politics of News: The News of Politics extends this examination to explore the struggle between journalists, political actors, and the public for control of the news in democratic countries. The book shows how the news media function as an intermediary between governments and citizens, as well as between political actors (such as parties and interest groups) and the public. Essays present a diversity of views and are written by a distinguished group of authors that includes such luminaries as Jim Lehrer, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Robert Picard, and Andrew Kohut. The Politics of News is policy-oriented. By diagnosing problems faced by those whose influence affects newsmaking in both existing and emerging democracies, authors generate ideas about possible reforms. Several chapters offer comparative analysis that offer students insight into the impact of cultural factors on newsmaking.Accessible yet sophisticated, this anticipated second edition covers significant issues surrounding political news, ranging from the limits of press freedom during times of war and the implications of media concentration for democratic participation, to the ingenious ways that governments and interest groups draw attention to their concerns.
Read Less