Media Bias in Presidential Election Coverage 1948-2008 - Evaluation Via Formal Measurement

Informationen zum Autor Dave D'Alessio is an associate professor of communication sciences at the Stamford regional campus of the University of Connecticut. Klappentext In Media Bias in Presidential Election Coverage 1948-2008, Dave D'Alessio employs meta-analytic techniques to examine whether there are partisan biases in coverage of Presidential election campaigns in newspapers, on TV, and in the news magazines. This study further analyses the four essential natures of news media: as journalistic entities, property, businesses, and political actors. Aggregating the results of 99 previous studies, D'Alessio scrutinizes bias claims in news media, and why political candidates consistently make such accusations. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter One: On the Nature of Media BiasChapter Two: Forces Acting on the NewsChapter Three: The Challenges of Measuring BiasChapter Four: Are "The Media" "Biased"? Chapter Five: Myths and Realities of CoverageChapter Six: Conclusions, Caveats, and Ruminations

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• Authors: David W. alessio, D&apos, D'Alessio, Dave D'Alessio, David W D'Alessio, David W. D'Alessio
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.02.2012
• EAN: 9780739164747
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-6474-7
• No. of pages: 156
• Series: Lexington Studies in Political; Lexington Studies in Political Communication
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, c 2000 to c 2010, c 2000 to c 2009, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, Elections & referenda, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Elections and referenda / suffrage, Lexington Studies in Political Communication