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When the press fails : political power and the news media from Iraq to Katrina
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When the press fails : political power and the news media from Iraq to Katrina

Author: W Lance Bennett; Regina G Lawrence; Steven Livingston
Publisher: Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press ; Bristol : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2008.
Series: Studies in communication, media, and public opinion.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : Paperback edView all editions and formats
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Looking at the intimate relationship between political power and the news media, this title argues that the dependence of reporters on official sources disastrously thwarts coverage of dissenting  Read more...

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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: W Lance Bennett; Regina G Lawrence; Steven Livingston
ISBN: 9780226042855 0226042855 9780226042848 0226042847
OCLC Number: 233270547
Notes: Originally published: 2007.
Description: xiii, 263 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents: 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 --
Appendix A. Evidence suggesting a connection between Abu Ghraib and U.S. torture policy --
Appendix B. Methods for analyzing the news framing of Abu Ghraib --
Appendix C. Further findings from the content analysis --
Appendix D. Interview protocol.
Series Title: Studies in communication, media, and public opinion.
Responsibility: W. Lance Bennett, Regina G. Lawrence, and Steven Livingston.

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