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008			901109s1992 nyua b 001 0 eng
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100	1		_aDavis, Richard _q(Richard Dana)
245	1	4	_aThe press and American politics : _bthe new mediator / _cRichard Davis
260			_aNew York : _bLongman, _c©1992
300			_axii, 305 p. : _bill. ; _c24 cm
500			_aTable of Contents Introduction : assumptions about media power The newsgathering process The newsmaking process Colonial America to 1830 : partisan leaders and the press Post-1830 : the penny press, yellow journalism, and political independence 1900 to the present : the rise of broadcasting, media conglomerates, and the new journalism Regulating the press The news media in other systems The presidency Congress The Supreme Court Covering public policy Covering foreign affairs National security policy The media and the mass public Effects on presidential campaigns Conclusion : the media's role in American democracy
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index
520			_aThis book analyses the power of the American print and electronic press in the political process. Davis argues that the press has greater autonomy than at any time in the more than 200 years of U.S. history, but as an intermediary between the government and the governed, its greatest power is to set agendas, not to dictate political opinions on the agenda items. Despite recent gains in autonomy, the electronic media still are less free of government influence than are print media. Part 1 characterizes the news gatherers and the newsmakers. Part 2 describes the evolution of the political role of the media through U.S. history. Part 3 describes how the press treats each of of the three branches of the Federal government. Part 4 deals with coverage of foreign affairs and public policy, and Part 5 with coverage of campaigns and elections. ISBN 0-8013-0153-X: $20.00
530			_aAlso issued online
650		0	_aJournalism _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States
650		0	_aJournalism _zUnited States _xHistory _y20th century
650		0	_aPress and politics _zUnited States
650		0	_aPress _zUnited States _xInfluence
650		0	_aPublic opinion _zUnited States
650		0	_aJournalism _xObjectivity _zUnited States
651		0	_aUnited States _xIntellectual life _y20th century
776	0	8	_iOnline version: _aDavis, Richard (Richard Dana). _tPress and American politics. _dNew York : Longman, ©1992 _w(OCoLC)551764112
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