When the Press Fails Political Power and the News Media from Iraq to Katrina

Name: When the Press Fails Political Power and the News Media from Iraq to Katrina
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ISBN: 9780226042855

ISBN-10: 0226042855

ISBN-13: 9780226042855

Edition: 2008

Authors: W. Lance Bennett, Regina G. Lawrence, Steven Livingston

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A sobering look at the intimate relationship between political power and the news media,When the Press Failsargues the dependence of reporters on official sources disastrously thwarts coverage of dissenting voices from outside the Beltway. The result is both an indictment of official spin and an urgent call to action that questions why the mainstream press failed to challenge the Bush administration's arguments for an invasion of Iraq or to illuminate administration policies underlying the Abu Ghraib controversy. Drawing on revealing interviews with Washington insiders and analysis of content from major news outlets, the authors illustrate the media's unilateral surrender to White House…

Book details

List price: $18.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Reaktion Books, Limited
Publication date: 9/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 280
Size: 6.57" wide x 8.98" long x 0.66" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction The Press and Power



Press Politics In America The Case of the Iraq War



The Semi-Independent Press A Theory of News and Democracy



None Dare Call It Torture Abu Ghraib and the Inner Workings of Press Dependence



The News Reality Filter Why It Matters When the Press Fails



Managing The News Spin, Status, and Intimidation in the Washington Political Culture



Toward An Independent Press A Standard for Public Accountability



Evidence Suggesting a Connection between Abu Ghraib and U.S. Torture Policy



Methods for Analyzing the News Framing of Abu Ghraib



Further Findings from the Content Analysis



Interview Protocol


Notes


References


Index