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Spinner in Chief - How Presidents Sell Their Policies and Themselves (Hardcover)
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Spinner in Chief - How Presidents Sell Their Policies and Themselves (Hardcover)
Series: Media and Power
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As Barack Obama settles in at the White House, the media and the
administration are in full gear trying to influence and exploit
each other in the never-ended battle over news content. This book
looks at how presidents and presidential candidates use television,
the Internet, and newspapers to promote their policies and
themselves, even as they are sometimes manipulated by the media
they so avidly seek.Looking at White House media strategies
relating to the Iraq War and occupation, health care reform, tax
and budget debates, the debate over Bush s competence, the
Clinton-Lewinsky sex scandal, and the early battles of the 2008
presidential election, media scholar and former journalist Stephen
Farnsworth examines how presidents shift the direction and limit
the amount of public debate over policies to favor themselves and
how reporters and Internet commentators often help them do so.The
result short-circuits the public s role in evaluating competing
visions for the country s future and the legislative branch s role
in policy making. The modern presidential obsession with public
relations and media willingness to be used to advance executive
power undermine the country s long term ability to deal with
crucial problems, including foreign and military relations, a
growing government debt, and public health care shortcomings.See
Stephen Farnsworth discussing "Spinner-in-Chief" on C-SPAN: C-SPAN
Interview"
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Imprint: |
Paradigm Publications
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Series: |
Media and Power |
Release date: |
September 2008 |
First published: |
2009 |
Authors: |
Stephen J Farnsworth
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
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Pages: |
200 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-59451-267-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Politics & government >
General
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LSN: |
1-59451-267-1 |
Barcode: |
9781594512674 |
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