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David Paletz, Media in American Politics: Contents and Consequences, 2nd Edition*\ Praised for its strong research base, engaging writing style and inclusion of popular culture, the Second Edition comprehensively examines media and American politics with new discussion on the Internet, Election 2000, and important trends in the field. Includes examples and discussions of Election 2000. Extensive Internet discussions have been added to 13 of the 15 chapters. A comprehensive analysis of the media's effects on public policy is included. Thoroughly discusses neglected topics such as the police, pornography, terrorism and violence. For those interested in media and politics.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #702856 in Books
• Published on: 2001-08-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 432 pages

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David Paletz, Media in American Politics: Contents and Consequences, 2nd Edition*\ Praised for its strong research base, engaging writing style and inclusion of popular culture, the Second Edition comprehensively examines media and American politics with new discussion on the Internet, Election 2000, and important trends in the field. Includes examples and discussions of Election 2000. Extensive Internet discussions have been added to 13 of the 15 chapters. A comprehensive analysis of the media's effects on public policy is included. Thoroughly discusses neglected topics such as the police, pornography, terrorism and violence. For those interested in media and politics.

Customer Reviews

Time for a New Edition
It's not David Paletz's fault that so much has happened in the last five years to render this book out-of-date, but that's what it is. His discussions of the role of the Internet are almost comically primitive compared to what has transpired since this edition was published in 2001, and they feel tacked-on to boot, as if the changes made for the second edition comprised a series of quick additions rather than a thorough reappraisal of the information in each chapter.

If there is to be a third edition--and that is the only way that this book merits continued use as a college textbook, which is how I encountered it--it should be created via a complete makeover, not a minor facelift. This is a book being studied by people who are pursuing careers in writing, after all--yet the copy is poorly-edited, with several sentences in each chapter that end abruptly and many others that simply aren't sentences at all.

That's not to say that there is nothing to be gained from this book--it compiles many interesting case studies and provides some good basic information about how "the news" is viewed by the people who make it, the people who package it, and the people who consume it--but a thorough rewrite is definitely in order.