num_pages: 304
description: The media are everywhere. This renowned book by media expert Lance Bennett explores how well the news media serves the needs of democracy and looks at how various political actors—from presidents and members of Congress, to interest groups and citizen-activists—try to get their messages into the news. The News About An Introduction to the American Political Information System; News Four Information Biases that Matter; The Political Economy of News; How Politicians Make the News; How Journalists Report the News; Inside the Objectivity and Other Double Standards; The News Information Processing and Public Opinion; Freedom from the Solutions for Citizens, Politicians, and Journalists. Anyone interested in understanding the news media—how it works, if it is biased, its function in democratic society.
language: English
title: News: The Politics of Illusion (Longman Classics Series)
titlecomplete: News: The Politics of Illusion (Longman Classics Series) (6th Edition)
genres: School, Journalism, Nonfiction, Politics
ratings_count: 117
publisher: Longman