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This book explores the extent and circumstances under which the media affects public policy; and whether the political impact of the media is confined to the public representation of politics or whether their influence goes further to also affect the substance of political decisions.
List of contents
1. Introduction: Mass Media and Public Policy – Is There a Link? Part 1: Policy Issues, Agendas and the Media 2. Public Policy and The Mass Media: An Information Processing Approach 3. Do the Media Shape Parties’ Agenda Preferences? An Empirical Study of Party Manifestoes in Belgium (1987-2003) 4. Closing the Circle: A Case Study in the Role of Spin in the Policy Cycle 5. Knowledge Culture and Power: Biotechnology and the Popular Press 6. Aid Organizations, Governments and the Media: The Critical Role of Journalists in Signaling Authority Recognition Part 2: Policy Institutions, Constellations of Actors and the Media 7. The Media and the Policy Process: A Policy Centric Approach 8. Contested Processes, Contested Influence: A Case Study of Genetically Modified Food In Britain 9. Going Public? (Re)Presentation of Women’s Policy in the Media 10. Public Pushing for Pension Reform? The Short-Term Impact of Media Coverage on Long-Term Policy Making in Germany, Britain and the United States 11. Condemned to Repeat: The Media and the Accountability Gap in Iraq War Policy 12. Conclusion: The Interplay of Mass Communication and Political Decision Making - Policy Matters! Index
About the author
Sigrid Koch-Baumgarten is Professor of Political Science at the Department of Political Science, Philipps University Marburg, Germany. Her research focuses on German and international industrial relations and its actors; new forms of governance in the national and international arena; and the role of the media in `media democracy¿.
Katrin Voltmer is Senior Lecturer of Political Communication at the Institute of Communications Studies, University of Leeds, UK. Her research interests include media influences on public opinion and the policy process, the relationship between journalists and their news sources, and the role of the media in democratic transitions. She is the editor of
The Mass Media and Political Communication in New Democracies (also published by Routledge).
Summary
This book explores the extent and circumstances under which the media affects public policy; and whether the political impact of the media is confined to the public representation of politics or whether their influence goes further to also affect the substance of political decisions.
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'The book raises important questions for future research agenda and contributes with perspectives for empirical research. It is also an interesting initital literature on current issues and debates in the realm of political communication.' - Enikö Soujon and Bianca Vaz Mondo, Policy Advice and Political Consulting, Vol. 4, 2011
