政治権力とニュース・メディア：イラク戦争からハリケーン・カトリーナまで When the Press Fails - Political Power and the News Media from Iraq to Katrina (Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion (Chup))

Bennett, W. Lance/ Lawrence, Regina G/ Livingston, Steven

University of Chicago Press（2007/05発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 278 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780226042848
• DDC分類 071.30905

基本説明

New in paperback. Hardcover was published in 2007. Argues that reporters' dependence on official sources disastrously thwarts coverage of dissenting voices from outside the beltway.

Full Description

A sobering look at the intimate relationship between political power and the news media, "When the Press Fails" argues that the dependence of reporters on official sources disastrously thwarts coverage of dissenting voices from outside the Beltway.The result is both an indictment of official spin and an urgent call to action that questions why the mainstream press failed to challenge the Bush administration's arguments for an invasion of Iraq or to illuminate administration policies underlying the Abu Ghraib controversy. Drawing on revealing interviews with Washington insiders and analysis of content from major news outlets, the authors illustrate the media's unilateral surrender to White House spin whenever oppositional voices elsewhere in government fall silent. Contrasting these grave failures with the refreshingly critical reporting on Hurricane Katrina - a rare event that caught officials off guard, enabling journalists to enter a nospin zone - "When the Press Fails" concludes by proposing new practices to reduce reporters' dependence on power.