In a postmodern age where the media's depictions of reality
serve as stand-ins for the real thing for so many Americans, how
much government policy is being made on the basis of those mediated
realities and on the public reaction to them? When those mediated
depictions deviate from the truth of the actual situation, how
serious a situation is that? Time and again, both anecdotal
evidence and scientific research seem to confirm that the news
media often influence government action. At the least, they speed
up policy making that would otherwise take a slower, more reasoned
course. Sometimes the media serve as the communication link among
world leaders who may be ideological enemies. Because of the
enduring popularity of television news, government leaders monitor
the networks' story selections and track public opinion trends
generated by interviews done in these stories. These then become
the substance of proposed legislation and/or executive action, as
politicians strive to prove themselves able listeners to the
heartland of America and also prove themselves worthy of
re-election. This book examines many specific events that show how
major news operations either painted a truthful or distorted
picture of national and international events, and how governmental
leaders responded following those representations.
General
Imprint: |
Praeger Publishers Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Democracy and the News |
Release date: |
June 2007 |
First published: |
June 2007 |
Authors: |
Jim Willis
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
184 |
Edition: |
Annotated Ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-275-99496-9 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
LSN: |
0-275-99496-1 |
Barcode: |
9780275994969 |
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