Covering Congress

ISBN-13: 9781138521377 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 188 str.

Everette Dennis

Opis

Covering Congress explores those aspects of the relationship between the media and Congress that shape the news that reaches an information-seeking public.This is a necessary addition to the libraries of communications scholars, media specialists, political scientists, historians, and sociologists.

Spis treści

Part I: Overviews Congressional Index, 1. Congress—Boom Box and Black Box Part II: Media on the Hill 2. Evolution and Revolution, Covering Congress 3. Getting Out the Message 4. Speed Over Substance 5. Getting on the Radar Screen 6. Toward Civic-minded Media, 7. Making News, Making Law 8. Behind the Noise on the Floor 9. Big Picture and Local Angle 10. New Media, Old Messages, Congress Part III: Beyond the Beltway 11. Getting the Whole Truth 12. Showtime for Democracy 13. Hollywood Goes to Congress 14. Coverage—The Void at Home, 15. Kingmakers, Kingbreakers 16. Not a Pretty Picture 17. Unexpected Consequences—New Media and Congress 18. Race, Rules and Reporting, Covering Congress 19. Rayburn, the Workhorse Part V: Books 20. Many Questions, Few Answers

O autorze

Everette Dennis