| The Press and the Modern Presidency: Myths and Mindsets from Kennedy to Election 2000, Revised Second Edition Rev Edition Contributor(s): Liebovich, Louis W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275974049 ISBN-13: 9780275974046 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $44.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: News Coverage of the presidency and presidential elections has changed for the worse between the Kennedy and Clinton Administrations. Liebovich traces the forces that have led the media to zero in on titillating scandals and encouraged presidential attempts to bend the media to its will. The result is a corrosive spiral of sour mistrust pitting the White House against the Press Corps, and interfering with the real work at hand: responsibly reporting news to the citizenry, and running the most powerful country on earth. Updated and revised to include the Lewinski scandal, Clinton's impeachment, and the remarkable 2000 election, Liebovich presents an insightful examination of the causes of the popular revulsion to present-day politics. Clearly written and thorough, this revised 1998 Choice Outstanding Academic Book award-winner is the only scholarly book examining the complex and changing relationship between the press and the presidency in the later twentieth century. This is an unparalleled administration-by-administration introduction to the intricate workings of two of the most powerful and influential forces at work today in American politics, written with students of communications, U.S. history, and contemporary American politics in mind. Scholars will find Liebovich's meticulous research and notes valuable, and his narrative of the press's movement from an ethos of balanced reporting to unstinting criticism of the presidency convincing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Political Science | History & Theory - General |
| Dewey: 973.92 |
| LCCN: 2001021649 |
| Lexile Measure: 1270 |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 6.18" W x 9.2" (0.94 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: Scandal and sex sell, even in the serious business of presidential news coverage. The media deference shown to Kennedy and the scrutiny applied to Clinton illustrate the changed relation between the two, and bookend this pertinent, updated 1998 Choice Outstanding Academic Book award-winner. Liebovich tackles misconceptions about the media's role in politics; how chief executives cooperate with and manipulate the press as it suits their needs; and how ratings pressures have bent coverage of elections and the Executive Branch for the worse. Well-written, thorough, and the only book to explore the changing relation between the press and the presidency in the later twentieth century, students and researchers alike will profit from reading this work written by one of America's leading scholars in the field. For students interested in communications, history, or contemporary American politics, it is an unparalleled administration-by-administration introduction to the complex and intertwined workings of two of the most powerful and influential forces at work in American politics today. It furthermore provides researchers with a solid historical explanation of how both presidential politics and political news coverage have come to be popularly reviled and discounted. |