Political Pundits

Name: Political Pundits
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ISBN: 9780275935450

ISBN-10: 0275935450

ISBN-13: 9780275935450

Edition: 1992

Authors: James E. Combs, Dan Nimmo

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The Political Pundits surveys in detail the small, elite group of persons who comment on and analyze politics in newspapers and newsmagazines, on radio and television, through lectures, books, and all other forms of political media. Dan Nimmo and James E. Combs discuss the key political role pundits play, their methods and strategies, and the potential danger they present to American political life. Our democracy is being transformed into a "punditocracy," which replaces serious citizen debate with discussion guided by show business values. Punditry, Nimmo and Combs argue, produces symbolic rather than effective healing of political ills, political paternalism rather than political…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: ABC-CLIO, LLC
Publication date: 5/21/1992
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.990
Language: English



Introduction: From Delphi to Democracy


The Sources of Punditry Traditions of Political Punditry


The Priestly Caste: Speaking of, with, and for Political Elites


The Bardic Tradition in Political Punditry: Speaking of, to, and for the Populace Sages and Oracles


The Pundits of the Larger View Current


Trends in Political Punditry


The Technician as Pundit: Campaign and Policy Experts


The Chattering Pundits: Talk TV and Radio


The Critical Eye: Mediating the Realities of Mediated Politics


Conclusion: Democracy or Punditocracy?


Appendix


Bibliography