Media Politics: A Citizen's Guide
Shanto Iyengar teaches political science and communications at Stanford University. He has authored or edited several books, including News That Matters, Is Anyone Responsible? and Explorations in Political Psychology. Iyengar is also a guest columnist for washingtonpost.com.Jennifer McGrady is a doctoral student in the Department of Communication at Stanford University, and a research assistant in the Department's Political Communication Laboratory and Center for Deliberative Democracy. She has worked on a number of local and national political campaigns. Her research examines the effects of new communication technologies on the democratic process.