Making Sense of Media and Politics Five Principles in Political Communication

Name: Making Sense of Media and Politics Five Principles in Political Communication
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ISBN: 9780415885232

ISBN-10: 041588523X

ISBN-13: 9780415885232

Edition: 2011

Authors: Gadi Wolfsfeld

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Politics is above all a contest, and the news media are the central arena for viewing that competition. Political coverage does not occur in a vacuum, however. One of the central concerns of political communication has to do with the myriad ways in which politics has an impact on the news media and the equally diverse ways in which the media influences politics. Both of these aspects in turn weigh heavily on the effects such political communication has on mass citizens.In Making Sense of Media and Politics , Gadi Wolfsfeld introduces readers to the most important concepts that serve as a framework for examining the interrelationship of media and politics: Political power can usually be…

Book details

List price: $42.99
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 3/11/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 150
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.704
Language: English

Gadi Wolfsfeld is an Associate Professor of Political Science and Communication at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is the author of Media and Political Conflict: News from the Middle East (CUP, 1997).



Acknowledgements


Introduction



Political Actors Compete Over the News Media



Political Power and Power Over the Media



Political Control and Media Independence



Turning Politics Into News



No Such Thing as Objective News



Telling a Good Story



Media Effects



The Media Get You When You're Not Paying Attention


A Postscript


Notes


References


Index