Mediated democracy : politics, the news, and citizenship in the 21st century /: politics, the news, and citizenship in the 21st century. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael W. Wagner, Mallory K. Perryman.
• Authors: Wagner, Michael W; Perryman, Mallory K
• Contents: Chapter 1: Mediated Democracy: An Introduction; What is Political Communication?; Why Political Communication Matters; The Alarm-Patrol Hybrid Model; Political Communication Helps Determines Winners, What We Know, and What We Think; 21st Century Political Communication, Democratic Citizenship and You; Communication and Civic Competence in the 21st Century; DIY Research; How Can I Help?; Chapter 2: Why the News Is the Way It Is; Journalistic Models, Routines and Professional Norms; Indexing; Journalists’ Perceptions of Themselves and Their Jobs; Journalists’ Perceptions of Their Audience; Market Forces and the News; Audience Demands and Behavior; The Future of News; DIY Research; How Can I Help?; Chapter 3: The Communication Ecology: Information Flows and Public Opinion; The 21st Century Communication Ecology: An Early Check-In; The Structure of the Communication Ecology; “Hybridization” and Information Flow in the Communication Ecology; DIY Research; How Can I Help?; Chapter 4: Are Media Biased?; Defining Media; Defining Bias; Partisan News; Fake News; DIY Research; How Can I Help?; Chapter 5: The Politics of Attention; How Politicians Communicate with Media; How Politicians Communicate with the Public; How the Public Talks Back; Talking Politics Online; Communicating Which Issues are Important; DIY Research; How Can I Help?; Chapter 6: Framing the News: When and How it Matters to the Audience; Preferences and Frame Types; The Future of Framing Research; DIY Research; How Can I Help?; Chapter 7: Who’s Biased Now? How People Interpret the Media They Use; Choosing Media Messages; Interpreting Media Messages; Reacting to Media; DIY Research; How Can I Help?; Chapter 8: Political Advertising; Creating Campaign Ads; Ad Spending; Ad Content; News Media and Political Ads; DIY Research; How Can I Help?; Chapter 9: Mediated Elections; Fundamentals of Elections; Roles of the Media in Elections; Types of Election Coverage; Gender, Race, and Election Coverage; Social Media and Elections: The New Frontier; Effects of Mediated Campaigns; DIY Research; How Can I Help?; Chapter 10: Governing, Policymaking and the Media; The News Media as a Political Institution; Agenda Setting and Public Policy; Journalistic Methods That Contribute to Policy Action; DIY Research; How Can I Help?; Chapter 11: The Future of Mediated Politics; New Technology; The Public-News Media Relationship; A Changing News Industry; The Great Divide; Media and Politics Post-Trump;
• Publisher Details: Washington DC : CQ Press
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (344 pages)
• Subjects: 320.973014; Communication in politics -- United States; Press and politics -- United States; Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States; Democracy -- Social aspects -- United States
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781544379128; 1544379129
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