The Nightly News Nightmare: Network Television's Coverage of U. S. Presidential Elections, 1988-2000,9780742519053

The Nightly News Nightmare: Network Television's Coverage of U. S. Presidential Elections, 1988-2000

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ISBN13: 9780742519053
ISBN10: 0742519058
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-10-01
Publisher(s): Rowman & Littlefield Pub Inc
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Summary

Acclaimed media scholars Farnsworth and Lichter draw on the lessons of the last four presidential elections to show how network news coverage of what is arguably the nation's most important political event has declined. Through extensive analysis of news content, the authors compare what the candidates said with what the networks say they said and judge the disparity a nightmare. What may make it even harder to sleep at night is that the authors go on to suggest that perhaps the candidates themselves do a better job of portraying the campaigns than those who used to be the trusted network guardians of the news. Visit our website for sample chapters!

Author Biography

S. Robert Lichter is president of the Center for Media and Public Affairs in Washington, D.C.

Table of Contents

List of Tables
vii
Acknowledgments ix
U.S. Presidential Elections and Television News
Studying Media Content
1(30)
A Need-To-Know Basis?
Covering Issues of Substance and the Horse Race
31(44)
Who Elected You?
Candidates versus Reporters
75(32)
A Plague on all your Houses
Negativity, Fairness, and Accuracy
107(44)
``Nobody Does it Better''?
The Networks versus Other Campaign News Sources
151(26)
Maybe Next Year?
The Future of Campaign Coverage
177(24)
Appendix 201(4)
References 205(16)
Index 221(7)
About the Authors 228

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