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| Document Type: | Book |
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| 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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"The hand-in-glove relationship of the U.S. media with the White House is mercilessly exposed in this determined and disheartening study that repeatedly reveals how the press has toed the official line at those moments when its independence was most needed." - George Pendle, Financial Times "Bennett, Lawrence, and Livingston are indisputably right about the news media's dereliction in covering the administration's campaign to take the nation to war against Iraq." - Don Wycliff, Chicago Tribune "This analysis of the weaknesses of Washington journalism deserves close attention." - Russell Baker, New York Review of Books" Read more...
