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The Global President

International Media and the US Government

By: Stephen J. Farnsworth,S. Robert Lichter,Roland Schatz

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The Global President

International Media and the US Government

By: Stephen J. Farnsworth,S. Robert Lichter,Roland Schatz

In The Global President: International Communication and the US Government, scholars Stephen J. Farnsworth, S. Robert Lichter and Roland Schatz provide an expansive international examination of news coverage of US political communication, and the roles the US government and the Presidency play in an increasingly communicative and interconnected political world. This comprehensive yet concise text will engage and inform students in many intersecting disciplines, as it includes analyses of not just the Presidency, but US foreign policy and contemporary political media itself. The media developed to keep pace with the headwinds of political change are being asked more and more to adapt to and enhance the ways in which policy-makers, voters, and students make sense of the process of governance. The realities of an ever-changing political landscape are magnified nowhere more greatly than in the realm of foreign policy, and the stakes surrounding the need for quality communicational skills are no higher than at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue because - when the voices of the US government speak - the world is listening. This book provides students a perfect entry point into the complex and amorphous relationship between media and government, where that relationship has been, and where it looks to be heading in the future.

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217

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Rowman & Littlefield

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1442225726

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9781442225725

Good Intentions Make Bad News

Why Americans Hate Campaign Journalism

By: S. Robert Lichter,Richard Noyes

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Good Intentions Make Bad News

Why Americans Hate Campaign Journalism

By: S. Robert Lichter,Richard Noyes

Examines the media's mission to provide 'the truth' about presidential campaigns.

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356

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0847682730

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9780847682737

It Ain't Necessarily So

How Media Make and Unmake the Scientific Picture of Reality

By: David Murray,Joel B. Schwartz,S. Robert Lichter

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It Ain't Necessarily So

How Media Make and Unmake the Scientific Picture of Reality

By: David Murray,Joel B. Schwartz,S. Robert Lichter

We all know the old adage. You can't believe everything you read. So why do we panic the minute The American Something or the Blah Blah Institute releases a new study proving that millions of Americans will die next year from inhalation of a gas none of us can even pronounce?

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284

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742510956

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9780742510951

Politics Is a Joke!

How TV Comedians Are Remaking Political Life

By: S. Robert Lichter,Jody Baumgartner,Jonathan S. Morris

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Politics Is a Joke!

How TV Comedians Are Remaking Political Life

By: S. Robert Lichter,Jody Baumgartner,Jonathan S. Morris

This book explores the effect late night political humor has on politicians, agenda-setting, policies, and our political behavior.

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273

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Westview Press

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0813347173

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9780813347172

Peepshow

Media and Politics in an Age of Scandal

By: Larry Sabato,Mark Stencel,S. Robert Lichter

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Peepshow

Media and Politics in an Age of Scandal

By: Larry Sabato,Mark Stencel,S. Robert Lichter

In anticipation of the upcoming presidential election, three respected American journalists--including Sabato, Mark Stencel, and S. Robert Lichter--present an investigation of how and why news gets reported and omitted.

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196

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742500101

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9780742500105

The Nightly News Nightmare

Television's Coverage of U.S. Presidential Elections, 1988-2004

By: Stephen J. Farnsworth,S. Robert Lichter

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The Nightly News Nightmare

Television's Coverage of U.S. Presidential Elections, 1988-2004

By: Stephen J. Farnsworth,S. Robert Lichter

Beginning with the 1988 presidential election and now updated through 2004, The Nightly News Nightmare shows how network news coverage of what is arguably the nation's most important political event has declined. Through extensive analysis of news content from the "Big Three" and Fox, acclaimed media scholars Farnsworth and Lichter compare what the candidates said with what the networks say they said and judge the disparity a nightmare. 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. While making clear that overall coverage of the Bush-Kerry race marked an improvement compared to previous elections, Farnsworth and Lichter also point out that in other ways, things were worse.

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268

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0742553779

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9780742553774

Late Night with Trump

Political Humor and the American Presidency

By: Stephen J. Farnsworth,S. Robert Lichter

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Late Night with Trump

Political Humor and the American Presidency

By: Stephen J. Farnsworth,S. Robert Lichter

Political humor has been a staple of late-night television for decades. The Trump White House, however, has received significantly greater attention than that of past presidents, such as Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and even Bill Clinton. In response to Trump’s strident politics, late-night comics, including Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel, Trevor Noah and Jimmy Fallon, have sounded key policy notes, further blurring the boundary between news and satire. Weekly humorists, including John Oliver and Samantha Bee, extend the critique with in-depth probing of key issues, while Saturday Night Live continues to tap the progression from outrage to outrageousness. Using unique content analysis techniques and qualitative discussions of political humor, Farnsworth and Lichter show how late-night political humor, and these seven programs in particular, have responded to the Trump presidency. Employing a dataset of more than 100,000 late night jokes going back decades, these noted media scholars discuss how the treatment of Trump differs from previous presidents, and how the Trump era is likely to shape the future of political humor. The authors also employ public opinion survey data to consider the growing role these late-night programs play in framing public opinion and priorities. This book will interest scholars, the curious public, and students of politics, communications and the media, and contemporary American culture.

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164

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Routledge

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042976541X

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9780429765414

Book's by S. Robert Lichter

The Global President

The Global President

Good Intentions Make Bad News

Good Intentions Make Bad News

It Ain't Necessarily So

It Ain't Necessarily So

Politics Is a Joke!

Politics Is a Joke!

Peepshow

Peepshow

The Nightly News Nightmare

The Nightly News Nightmare

Late Night with Trump

Late Night with Trump

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