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Airplane crashes. The AIDS epidemic. Presidential election polls
and voting results. Global warming. The latest cancer scare. All
these news stories require scientific savvy first, to report, and
then-for news consumers-to understand. It Ain't Necessarily So cuts
through the miasma surrounding media reporting of scientific
studies, surveys, and statistics. Whether the problem is bad
science, media politics, or a simple lack of information or
knowledge, this book gives news consumers the tools to penetrate
the hype and dig out the facts. Don't stop flying, run to the
doctor, or change your diet before reading It Ain't Necessarily So.
The Nightly News Nightmare, Third Edition, examines news coverage
of presidential nomination and election campaigns from 1988 to
2008. The book focuses on changes in the amount, tone, and focus of
news coverage in these different electoral contexts. In addition to
network news, the authors examine online news, cable television,
talk radio, candidate campaign discourse in these election years.
Farnsworth and Lichter find that the news media, despite the wide
variety of outlets, have consistent problems in terms of fairness
and focus on substantive matters rather than the horse-race
reporting of the latest polls. In addition to the extensive
discussion of the 2008 campaign, the third edition offers far more
discussion and evidence regarding the use of alternative media,
including online content, in the most recent presidential election.
The authors conclude that online news had many of the same problems
found in mainstream news coverage.
Including late-breaking data from the Iraq occupation and the
disastrous CBS News reports on Bush's Vietnam-era National Guard
Service, acclaimed media scholars Stephen J. Farnsworth and S.
Robert Lichter examine news coverage of military policy, economic
policy, and scandals from the last four U.S. presidencies,
including the current controversial administration. Using a
quarter-century of content analysis data, the authors demonstrate
how the White House dominates Capitol Hill on every dimension of
news coverage, undermining Congress's attempt to compete as a
co-equal branch before the public. At the same time, they show how
the networks are steadily losing ground to new media outlets and
suggest future paths our media mania may take.
The line dividing public life and private behavior in American
politics is more blurred than ever. When it comes to questions
about sex, substance abuse and family life, anything goes on the
political desk in many newsrooms, including uncorroborated hearsay
disguised as news. But some stories still never make it into print
or on the air. What are the rules for politicians and journalists
in the aftermath of WashingtonOs biggest sex scandal? Peepshow
looks behind the scenes at news coverage of political scandals,
analyzing what gets reported, what doesnOt, and why. The authors
talk with top news editors to get a fix on what will make the
evening news and what weOre likely to read about in the next
campaign season. The costs of todayOs politics-by-scandal are
mounting, with disaffected voters, discouraged candidates, and a
news corps distracted from policy issues and substantive debate.
But the forces driving Oattack journalismO have as much to do with
voters and candidates as they do with what the press is organized
to report. Peepshow offers an alternative view of the prurient side
of election coverage, helping newsroom decision-makers and campaign
managers see through the inevitable scandals of election year 2000
and gain insight into presenting a politics of public trust. CASE
STUDIES include: _ South Carolina Governor David BeasleyOs denial
of an unsubstantiated extramarital affair; _ Georgia gubernatorial
candidate Mike Bowers' admitted affair with his secretary; _
Reporting on rumors sparked by Texas Governor George W. BushOs
admission that he was once Oyoung and irresponsible;O _
Congressional affairs involving Representatives Barr, Burton,
Chenoweth, Hyde and Livingston; _ The divorces of Bob Dole and John
McCain; _ The outing of Arizona Rep. Jim KolbeOs and the sexuality
of other members of Congress and candidates; _ Mississippi Governor
Kirk FordiceOs off-again, on-again divorce; _ Coverage of Colorado
Governor Roy RomerOs OaffectionateO relationship with a top aide
and adviser. _ Speaker Newt GingrichOs relationship with a Hill
committee aide; _ Coverage of once and possible first ladies and
the children of political figures, including Chelsea Clinton and
Sarah Gore; _ Reporting on unfounded rumors about Representative
Bill PaxonOs retirement.
The Nightly News Nightmare, Third Edition, examines news coverage
of presidential nomination and election campaigns from 1988 to
2008. The book focuses on changes in the amount, tone, and focus of
news coverage in these different electoral contexts. In addition to
network news, the authors examine online news, cable television,
talk radio, candidate campaign discourse in these election years.
Farnsworth and Lichter find that the news media, despite the wide
variety of outlets, have consistent problems in terms of fairness
and focus on substantive matters rather than the horse-race
reporting of the latest polls. In addition to the extensive
discussion of the 2008 campaign, the third edition offers far more
discussion and evidence regarding the use of alternative media,
including online content, in the most recent presidential election.
The authors conclude that online news had many of the same problems
found in mainstream news coverage.
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