Press and American Politics The New Mediator

For courses on Media and Politics or Political Communication in departments of Political Science or Communications. Very contemporary in perspective, this text provides a well-balanced survey of all aspects of the relationship between the media and American politics. It portrays the relationship as interactive and symbiotic (rather than one-sided) and dissects the media's role as mediator in the political processes of American politicswith discussions on news-shaping, effects on the mass public, the electoral functions and effects of the news media, the interaction with political institutions and organizations, and the media's policymaking role.Davis, Richard is the author of 'Press and American Politics The New Mediator', published 2000 under ISBN 9780130264046 and ISBN 0130264040.