Remote & controlled
Subtitle: media politics in a cynical age
By: Matthew Robert Kerbel.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Series: Dilemmas in American politics
Publisher: Westview Press
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Boulder, Colo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 174
Subjects: Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States; United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
Other titles: Remote and controlled
Description: Remote and Controlled examines the issue of widespread cynicism in an era of abundant information, asking whether it is possible to consume a steady diet of mainstream media and still understand and respect the political process. Starting with central examples of television's political coverage and the media's focus on the president, the author explores a variety of media - from newspapers and radio to MTV and computer networks - and political events and institutions.

The second edition of this acclaimed text has been revised and updated to examine media coverage of recent events such as the Monica Lewinsky scandal. In the process, the author sheds light on the ultimate dilemma of whether an informed public will participate in a system in which campaigns are portrayed as if they were war, policymaking is depicted as if it were a campaign, and none of the participants - reporters included - appear particularly noble or worthy.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.