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Live from Capitol Hill! Studies of Congress and the Media » Read Now
by Stephen Hess. 178 pgs.

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In this fourth volume of his highly acclaimed Newswork series, Stephen Hess offers a revealing look at the culture of journalism in Washington and the relations between legislators and the media. Satellite technology, cable television, and gavel-to-gavel coverage of floor proceedings in the House...
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In this fourth volume of his highly acclaimed Newswork series, Stephen Hess offers a revealing look at the culture of journalism in Washington and the relations between legislators and the media. Satellite technology, cable television, and gavel-to-gavel coverage of floor proceedings in the House and Senate during the 1980s led many to believe that local media were challenging the importance of big-circulation newspapers and network television news. As headlines proclaimed that hometown coverage was booming, observers envisioned new sources of information for viewers and voters. But journalists and scholars questioned whether increased local coverage would further ensure the reelection of incumbents, whether senators and representatives would become media show horses, and whether the commitment to representing the people would be compromised. In Live from Capitol Hill! Hess challenges conventional wisdom about media-Congress relations by vividly exploring how Congress affects local news media andhow the media influence Congress. He assesses how much gets reported by the Washington regional news bureaus and how little actually appears on television screens across the country, and discusses which members of Congress receive coverage and in what context. On the other side, he shows how legislators try to influence new coverage through press releases, video tapes, columns in local newspapers, and op-ed articles.
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In Contempt of Congress: Postwar Press Coverage on Capitol Hill » Read Now
by Mark J. Rozell. 148 pgs.

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Over the past decade, the public's opinion of Congress has declined - election after election - to record lows. Mark J. Rozell examines the reasons for the electorate's ongoing disgust with its legislature. Putting recent Congresses in historical perspectives, he notes that our modern...
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Over the past decade, the public's opinion of Congress has declined - election after election - to record lows. Mark J. Rozell examines the reasons for the electorate's ongoing disgust with its legislature. Putting recent Congresses in historical perspectives, he notes that our modern representatives are actually less corrupt than those of the past, due in large measure to increased public scrutiny and ongoing tightening of ethics and conflict of interest rules. Still, the public remains skeptical, indeed hostile, toward this most representative national institution. Rozell finds that much of the blame goes to highly negative press coverage of the Congress, and government in general, and that while Congress has always been a favorite target of critics and comedians, healthy skepticism has now largely been replaced by a debilitating cynicism that undermines the foundations of representative government. This is a major study which will be of interest to scholars and students of American politics, government, and media.
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Racialized Coverage of Congress: The News in Black and White » Read Now
by Jeremy Zilber, David Niven. 141 pgs.

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This examination of the causes, severity, and implications of racially stereotyped media coverage of Congress incorporates original analysis of congressional media coverage and interviews with congressional press staff. The news media often portray African-American members as being primarily...
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This examination of the causes, severity, and implications of racially stereotyped media coverage of Congress incorporates original analysis of congressional media coverage and interviews with congressional press staff. The news media often portray African-American members as being primarily interested in race, overly concerned with local matters, and wielding little legislative influence. By contrast, the images African-American members attempt to project of themselves are more complex and comprehensive than the images the media communicate. The authors offer a psychological explanation for this phenomenon, the Distribution Effect, in which those who are numerically rare in an occupation tend to be lumped together rather than treated as individuals. Their findings suggest that it is the media, rather than members of Congress, who are responsible for the racialized images that appear regularly in the press. This results in an advantage for white incumbents trying to attract votes but presents an obstacle to,be overcome for African-American politicians.
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Downsizing the News: Network Cutbacks in the Nation's Capital (Chap. 5 "Covering the White House and Congress") » Read Now
by Penn Kimball. 184 pgs.

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...paper 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Kimball, Penn. Downsizing the news: network cutbacks in the nations...author as a guest scholar...
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Congressional Television: A Legislative History » Read Now
by Ronald Garay. 212 pgs.

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...dichotomy is the type of media coverage...television news tends to ignore individual congressmen House members...Congress toward the news media, individual congressmen...
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Campaigns in the News: Mass Media and Congressional Elections » Read Now
by Jan Pons Vermeer. 244 pgs.

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"Vermeer's competently edited volume fills a void in the literature by focusing on mass media in congressional elections. . . . The project is well executed. The quality of the articles varies, but overall this edited collection is important because it addresses a topic which has not been covered very well." Choice
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Congress and the News Media (1974) » Read Now
by Robert O. Blanchard. 508 pgs.

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...BLUEM, GENERAL EDITOR CONGRESS AND THE NEWS MEDIA STUDIES IN PUBLIC COMMUNICATION...Calhoun Merrill CONGRESS AND THE NEWS MEDIA Edited by Robert O...PUBLIC COMMUNICATION...
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Making Laws and Making News: Media Strategies in the U.S. House of Representatives » Read Now
by Timothy E. Cook. 210 pgs.

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...Susan Heilmann Miller, Congress and the News Media: Coverage, Collaboration...Robert O. Blanchard , Congress and the News Media Hastings House, 1974...Robert O. Blanchard...
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Democrats Complain about News Media; Reports Call It Whining; Republicans Say White House Always Covered More, in The Washington Times » Read Now
by Dave Boyer. 1 pgs.

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...complain about news media; Reports call...Dave Boyer, THE WASHINGTON TIMES...being ignored by the news media was dismissed...conservative Media Research Center...bias in...
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The View of You from the Hill, in Columbia Journalism Review » Read Now
by Jonathan Rowe. 3 pgs.

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...the purity of the media may be even more...typical member of Congress. They have a...Name a perk that Congress gets skewered for, and chances are the media get it too...
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Partners & Adversaries: Congress and Media Get a Blueprint to Build a More Informed Citizenry, in American Journalism Review » Read Now
by Cheryl Arvidson. 5 pgs.

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...relations between Congress and the news media came up with...reputation. For the news media * Give Congress at least as...to blame for the publics loss of respect for...
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The Love-Hate Relationship between Politicians and the News Media, in American Journalism Review » Read Now
by American Journalism Review. 4 pgs.

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...Become corrupt in office. The public knows news media are necessary for people to understand the issues, but says the media often do a poor...still want to know, for...
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Media Use and Public Confidence in Democratic Institutions, in Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media » Read Now
by Patricia Moy, Michael Pfau, LeeAnn Kahlor. 22 pgs.

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...shows depicted the Congress, the Presidency, the news media, and/ or public...the Presidency, Congress, the criminal court system, the news media, the police...
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Two Publications Battle for Congress's Eyes, in Nieman Reports » Read Now
by Bill Eaton. 3 pgs.

...policy-related stories." Some reporters who cover Congress for major newspapers regard Roll Call and The Hill as worthwhile reading. "I read them...sources of information."...
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C-SPAN Gets Pushy: Brian Lamb's Channel of Record Wants it All, in Columbia Journalism Review » Read Now
by Ronald D. Elving. 5 pgs.

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...access and control of coverage in Congress. He sees that as a crucial part of his larger mission: to reveal the capital city to the nation...not just the open hearings and...