The Nightly News Nightmare: Media Coverage of U.S. Presidential Elections, 1988-2008

by Stephen Farnsworth and Robert S. Lichter

Book Overview

The Nightly News Nightmare, Third Edition, examines news coverage of presidential nomination and election campaigns from 1988 to 2008. Farnsworth and Lichter find that the news media, despite the wide variety of outlets, have consistent problems in terms of fairness and focus on substantive matters rather than the horse-race reporting of the latest polls. In addition to the extensive discussion of the 2008 campaign, the third edition offers far more...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442200685
• ISBN13: 9781442200685
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"