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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455156103321

Autore

Moy Patricia

Titolo

With Malice Toward All? [[electronic resource] ] : The Media and Public Confidence in Democratic Institutions

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Westport, : Greenwood Publishing Group, 2000

ISBN

0-313-00308-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (237 p.)

Collana

Praeger series in political communication With malice toward all?

Altri autori (Persone)

PfauMichael

Disciplina

302.230973

Soggetti

Mass media - Political aspects - United States

Mass media - Public opinion - United States

Mass media - Influence - United States

Public opinion

Democracy

Communication & Mass Media

Journalism & Communications

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Series Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Erosion of Confidence; 2 The Question of Causality; 3 Design of the Studies; 4 Media Depictions of Institutions; 5 The Print Media's Contribution; 6 The Effects of Traditional Television News; 7 The Effects of Television Programming; 8 The Effects of Political Talk Radio; 9 Conclusions; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Public opinion polls point to a continuing decline in confidence in the Presidency, court system, the news media, state government, public education, and other key institutions. This text analyzes the reasons for this crises of confidence, with particular attention to the role of the media.