"Thoroughly researched and well written, this is a major addition to the agenda–setting library, a nuanced, empirically grounded presentation of the key elements that define the political, media and public agendas during elections."
Maxwell McCombs, University of Texas at Austin
"This clear–sighted interrogation of the democratic performance of news organizations across several national and electoral contexts is of enormous value."
David Deacon, Centre for Research in Communication and Culture, Loughborough University
"Cushion and Thomas s cross–national treatment of air wars during election campaigns provides lots of meat for scholars and students to absorb and ponder."
Jay Blumler, University of Leeds
Contents
List of Tables and Figures
Introduction: Studying Elections
Chapter One: Setting the Campaign Agenda
Chapter Two: Reporting Election Campaigns
Chapter Three: Making Sense of Horserace Reporting
Chapter Four: Regulating Balance and Impartiality
Chapter Five: The Trumpification of Election News
Conclusion: Rethinking Election Reporting
References
Index
Stephen Cushion is Reader at the Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University.
Richard Thomas is Senior Lecturer in Journalism at Swansea University.