1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910708674503321

Titolo

Bioforensics, DHS needs to conduct a formal capability gap analysis to better identify and address gaps : report to congressional requesters

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : United States Government Accountability Office, , 2017

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (iii, 58 pages) : color illustrations

Soggetti

Biological weapons - Identification

Biological weapons - Analysis

Forensic epidemiology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"January 2017."

"GAO-17-177."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910966589703321

Autore

D'Alessio Dave <1956->

Titolo

Media bias in presidential election coverage, 1948-2008 : evaluation via formal measurement / / Dave D'Alessio

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Lexington Books, 2012

ISBN

979-82-16-31220-8

1-280-65904-1

9786613635976

0-7391-6476-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (155 p.)

Collana

Lexington Studies in Political Communication

Disciplina

324.973/092

Soggetti

Journalism - Objectivity - United States - History

Mass media - Objectivity - United States - History

Political campaigns - Press coverage - United States - History

Presidential candidates - Press coverage - United States - History

Presidents - United States - Election - History

Press and politics - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Ch01. On the Nature of Media Bias; Ch02. Forces Acting on the News; Ch03. The Challenges of Measuring Bias; Ch04. Are "The Media" "Biased"?; Ch05. Myths and Realities of Coverage; Ch06. Conclusions, Caveats, and Ruminations; Appendix A; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In Media Bias in Presidential Election Coverage 1948-2008, Dave D'Alessio employs meta-analytic techniques to examine whether there are partisan biases in coverage of Presidential election campaigns in newspapers, on TV, and in the news magazines. This study further analyses the four essential natures of news media: as journalistic entities, property, businesses, and political actors. Aggregating the results of 99 previous studies, D'Alessio scrutinizes bias claims in news media, and why political candidates consistently