Mass Media and American Politics
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Mass Media and American Politics

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eBook - ePub

Mass Media and American Politics

About this book

A comprehensive, trusted core text on media's impact on attitudes, behavior, elections, politics, and policymaking, Mass Media and American Politics is known for its readable introduction to the literature and theory of the field, and for staying current with each new edition on issues of new and social media, media ownership, the regulatory environment, infotainment, and war-time reporting. Written by the late Doris Graber--a scholar who has played an enormous role in establishing and shaping the field of mass media and American politics--and now lead by Johanna Dunaway, this book has set the standard for the course.

New to this edition:

  • Extensive coverage of political misinformation - the role changing communication technologies and mass media more generally are playing in its consumption and dissemination, as well as how the press is handling and should handle reporting on political misinformation, especially as it pertains to the presidency, elections, and crises like Covid-19.
  • Updated coverage of the role social media and other popular digital platforms are playing (or not playing) in the effort to stop the spread of mis- and dis-information on their platforms, with special attention to both foreign and domestic efforts to use these platforms to incite violence, cause confusion about, and/or encourage distrust in, democratic institutions.
  • Expanded treatment of rising affective, social, and ideological polarization in politics, with a special focus on whether and how mass media are contributing to these forms of polarization.
  • New updates on causes and consequences of expanding news deserts, declining local news, and rampant growth of hedge-fund media ownership.
  • Up to date coverage of what researchers are learning about the implications of growth in digital, social and mobile media use. What does it mean for attention to news and politics?

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Brief Table of Contents
  7. Detailed Table of Contents
  8. Table List
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. Preface
  11. About the Authors
  12. Part 1 Media Purpose and Structure
  13. Chapter 1 Media Power and Government Control
  14. Chapter 2 Ownership, Regulation, and Guidance of Media
  15. Chapter 3 News Making and Reporting Routines
  16. Chapter 4 News and Politics in the Changing Media Landscape
  17. Part 2 Who and What Makes the News?
  18. Chapter 5 News From the Presidency
  19. Chapter 6 Media Coverage of Congress and the Courts
  20. Chapter 7 State and Local News
  21. Chapter 8 Foreign Affairs Coverage
  22. Chapter 9 Diversity, Inclusion, and Equality in Media and Politics
  23. Part 3 Media Effects
  24. Chapter 10 Political Socialization and Learning
  25. Chapter 11 Persuasion, Campaigns, and Advertising
  26. Chapter 12 Incivility, Negativity, and Bias in the Media
  27. Chapter 13 Media Effects: Then and Now
  28. Part 4 Current Trends and Future Directions
  29. Chapter 14 Current Trends and Future Directions
  30. Index