Governing With the News, Second Edition: The News Media as a Political Institution (Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion) | 
 enlarge | Author: Timothy E. Cook
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
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Pages: 328
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 0226115011
Dewey Decimal Number: 070.449320973
EAN: 9780226115016
ASIN: 0226115011
Publication Date: August 15, 2005
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The ideal of a neutral, objective press has proven in recent years to be just that—an ideal. In Governing with the News, Timothy E. Cook goes far beyond the single claim that the press is not impartial to argue that the news media are in fact a political institution integral to the day-to-day operations of our government. This updated edition includes a new afterword by the author, which pays close attention to two key developments in the twenty-first century: the accelerating fragmentation of the mass media and the continuing decline of Americans' confidence in the press.
"Provocative and often wise. . . . Cook, who has a complex understanding of the relationship between governing and the news, provides a fascinating account of the origins of this complicity."—James Bennet, Washington Monthly
"[Governing with the News] addresses central issues of media impact and power in fresh, illuminating ways. . . . Cook mines a wealth of historical and organizational literature to assert that the news media are a distinct political
institution in our democratic system."—Robert Schmuhl, Commonweal
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 the media as fourth branch of govt April 22, 2002
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
There are plenty of books about political coverage, and how it's too focused on personalities and sound bites and winners and losers. This book takes the next step: how politics and government are affected by the way news is reported today. One of his main points is that the media has become an influential political institution in its own right, not just an observer but a fourth branch of government. Also, politics and policy are run in part as publicity campaigns, which affects how the country is run.
It's somewhat academic reading, with lots of footnotes on studies cited... but at least you feel he has done his homework. I found most interesting the less-academic aspects, like the inside baseball of the cat-and-mouse between the press and politicians: the techniques politicians use to get better coverage, to spin, to set the agenda and frame the debate, and to advance their policies... and the bargaining, the tricks, and the compromises journalists use to get the inside dope.
 Work of savvy scholar - relevant to all of us. October 14, 2000
1 out of 6 found this review helpful
Sheds light on the news media as a political institution. Cook's wisdom helps us make sense of the role media plays in governing our nation.
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