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Farnsworth (political science, U. of Mary Washington) and Lichter (communication, George Mason U.) provide content analysis of the news coverage of the first year of the Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush administrations. The analysis looks at coverage of relations between the Congress and the White House, the economy, military and foreign policy, and scandals. It also explores the differences between network television and newspapers. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Including late-breaking data from the Iraq occupation and the disastrous CBS News reports on Bush's Vietnam-era National Guard Service, acclaimed media scholars Stephen J. Farnsworth and S. Robert Lichter examine news coverage of military policy, economic policy, and scandals from the last four U.S. presidencies, including the current controversial administration. Using a quarter-century of content analysis data, the authors demonstrate how the White House dominates Capitol Hill on every dimension of news coverage, undermining Congress's attempt to compete as a co-equal branch before the public. At the same time, they show how the networks are steadily losing ground to new media outlets and suggest future paths our media mania may take.
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