Covering Congress / edited by Everette E. Dennis, Robert W. Snyder.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dennis, Everette E., 1942-

Snyder, Robert W., 1955-

Series:

Media studies series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Government and the press--United States.

Government and the press.

United States.

United States. Congress--Reporters and reporting.

United States. Congress.

Reporters and reporting.

Physical Description:

xviii, 170 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, [1998]

Summary:

The contributors consider Congress to be the source of much news as well as a great deal of self-promotion. They note there is not a broad or deep understanding of our national legislature among citizens in the United States. Contributors look at the overall media scene on Capitol Hill, the messages that reach beyond Washington, and the history of relations between the Congress and the press. It is clear that Congress is fully alert to the modern communications age and that the consequences of this encounter are likely to be accentuated in the years ahead. Covering Congress is a necessary addition to the libraries of communications scholars, media specialists, political scientists, historians, and sociologists.

Notes:

"Originally published in the Media studies journal, Winter 1996"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-162) and index.

ISBN:

1560009462

OCLC:

36438794