Information and Democracy: Public Policy in the News

ISBN-13: 9781108811897 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 216 str.

Stuart Soroka; Christopher Wlezien

Opis

A large-scale empirical investigation into the frequency and accuracy of media coverage of public policy.

Recenzje

'… this book provides a much-welcome proof of concept that the media are capable of serving as an effective conduit of information.' Emily Thorson, Perspectives on Politics

Spis treści

1. Media in Representative Democracy; 2. Public Responsiveness to Media; 3. Measuring the 'Media Signal'; 4. Alternative Measures of the Media Policy Signal; 5. The Accuracy of Media Coverage; 6. Policy, the Media, and the Public; 7. Diagnosing and Exploring Dynamics; 8: Policy and the Media: Past, Present and Future.