Spiral of cynicism : the press and the public good / Joseph N. Cappella, Kathleen Hall Jamieson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cappella, Joseph N., author.

Jamieson, Kathleen Hall, author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Press and politics--United States.

Press and politics.

Government and the press--United States.

Government and the press.

Mass media--Influence.

Mass media.

United States--Congress--Reporters and reporting.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Jamieson and Cappella examine how the media cover political campaigns and significant legislation. They conclude that by focusing on the game rather than the substance the media are engendering cynicism amongst the general public.

Contents:

Contents; 1 The President, the Speaker, and the Press; 2 Cynicism or Realism?; 3 Framing the News; 4 The Cognitive Bases for Framing Effects; 5 Designing the Studies; 6 Learning from Strategic and Issue Coverage; 7 Activating the Public's Cynicism about Politics; 8 The Workings of the Cynical Public Mind: Explaining Media Framing; 9 Contagious Cynicism; 10 Breaking the Spiral of Cynicism; Appendixes; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-320) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-772620-8

1-280-44167-4

0-19-535809-0

1-60129-991-5

OCLC:

1406785043