03487nam 2200769Ia 450 991046218220332120200520144314.01-280-65904-197866136359760-7391-6476-7(CKB)2670000000161990(EBL)881527(OCoLC)782923557(SSID)ssj0001147118(PQKBManifestationID)12473722(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001147118(PQKBWorkID)11140210(PQKB)10027626(SSID)ssj0000691348(PQKBManifestationID)11406655(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000691348(PQKBWorkID)10629182(PQKB)10972849(MiAaPQ)EBC881527(Au-PeEL)EBL881527(CaPaEBR)ebr10546775(CaONFJC)MIL363597(EXLCZ)99267000000016199020120120d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMedia bias in presidential election coverage, 1948-2008[electronic resource] evaluation via formal measurement /Dave D'AlessioLanham, Md. Lexington Books20121 online resource (155 p.)Lexington Studies in Political CommunicationDescription based upon print version of record.0-7391-6475-9 0-7391-6474-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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; IndexIn 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 consistentlyLexington Studies in Political CommunicationJournalismObjectivityUnited StatesHistoryMass mediaObjectivityUnited StatesHistoryPolitical campaignsPress coverageUnited StatesHistoryPresidential candidatesPress coverageUnited StatesHistoryPresidentsUnited StatesElectionHistoryPress and politicsUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.JournalismObjectivityHistory.Mass mediaObjectivityHistory.Political campaignsPress coverageHistory.Presidential candidatesPress coverageHistory.PresidentsElectionHistory.Press and politicsHistory.324.973/092D'Alessio Dave1956-942906MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462182203321Media bias in presidential election coverage, 1948-20082127733UNINA