| News & Newsmaking: Essays by Stephen Hess Contributor(s): Hess, Stephen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815736339 ISBN-13: 9780815736332 Publisher: Brookings Institution Press OUR PRICE: $27.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism - Social Science | Media Studies - Political Science | Essays |
| Dewey: 071.3 |
| LCCN: 95041745 |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.56 lbs) 148 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over the last fifteen years, Stephen Hess has become a leading and much-quoted authority on Washington government and the media. In this volume, he presents a collection of his best essays on the media written over the past decade. The book includes: " All the President's Reporters" examines the White House press corps and the way it covers the president. " Leaks and Other Informal Communications" is an insider's look at why government officials leak information to journalists. " The Sex Test" asks whether it makes any difference if the news is written by men or women. Addional collections of Hess' essays published by Brookings include International News & Foreign Correspondence (1996) and Presidents & the Presidency (1996). |