When the Press Fails by W Lance Bennett
Looking at the intimate relationship between political power and the news media, this title argues that the dependence of reporters on official sources disastrously thwarts coverage of dissenting voices from outside the Beltway.
"The hand-in-glove relationship of the US. media with the White House is mercilessly exposed in this determined and disheartening study that repeatedly reveals how the press has toed the official line at those moments when its independence was most needed." - George Pendle, Financial Times "Bennett, Lawrence, and Livingston are indisputably right about the news media's dereliction in covering the administration's campaign to take the nation to war against Iraq." - Don Wycliff, Chicago Tribune "This analysis of the weaknesses of Washington journalism deserves close attention." - Russell Baker, New York Review of Books"
W. Lance Bennett is professor of political science and the Ruddick C. Lawrence Professor of Communication at the University of Washington. Regina G. Lawrence is the Kevin P. Reilly Sr. Chair of Political Communication in the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University. Steven Livingston is professor of media and international affairs in the School of Media and Public Affairs and the Elliott School of International Affairs at the George Washington University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780226042855 |
| ISBN 10 | 0226042855 |
| Title | When the Press Fails |
| Author | W Lance Bennett |
| Series | Studies In Communication Media And Public Opinion |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | The University of Chicago Press |
| Year published | 2008-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 280 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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