The Nightly News Nightmare: Network Television's Coverage of U.S. Presidential Elections, 1988-2000

The Nightly News Nightmare: Network Television's Coverage of U.S. Presidential Elections, 1988-2000
ISBN-10
0742519066
ISBN-13
9780742519060
Series
The Nightly News Nightmare
Category
Current Events
Pages
228
Language
English
Published
2003
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Pub Incorporated
Authors
S. Robert Lichter, Stephen J. Farnsworth, Robert S Lichter

Description

Acclaimed media scholars Farnsworth and Lichter draw on the lessons of the last four presidential elections to show how network news coverage of what is arguably the nation's most important political event has declined. Through extensive analysis of news content, the authors compare what the candidates said with what the networks say they said and judge the disparity a nightmare. What may make it even harder to sleep at night is that the authors go on to suggest that perhaps the candidates themselves do a better job of portraying the campaigns than those who used to be the trusted network guardians of the news. Visit our website for sample chapters!

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