Congress, the press, and political accountability /R. Douglas Arnold.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York ; Russell Sage Foundation : (c)2004.; Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, (c)2004.Description: 1 online resource (294 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
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Contents:
Explaining the volume of newspaper coverage -- How newspapers cover legislators -- Legislators as position takers -- Legislators and policy makers -- Legislators as candidates --How newspapers differ -- Effects of newspaper coverage on citizens -- The press and political accountability.
Review: "Congress, the Press, and Political Accountability is the first large-scale examination of how local media outlets cover members of the United States Congress. Using three samples of local newspapers from across the country, Arnold analyzes all coverage over a two-year period - every news story, editorial, opinion column, letter, and list." "The results show enormous variation in coverage. Some newspapers cover legislators frequently, thoroughly, and accessibly. Others - some of them famous for their national coverage - largely ignore local representatives. The analysis also confirms that only those incumbents or challengers in the most competitive races, and those who command huge sums of money, receive extensive coverage."--Jacket.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

Legislators, journalists, and citizens -- Explaining the volume of newspaper coverage -- How newspapers cover legislators -- Legislators as position takers -- Legislators and policy makers -- Legislators as candidates --How newspapers differ -- Effects of newspaper coverage on citizens -- The press and political accountability.

"Congress, the Press, and Political Accountability is the first large-scale examination of how local media outlets cover members of the United States Congress. Using three samples of local newspapers from across the country, Arnold analyzes all coverage over a two-year period - every news story, editorial, opinion column, letter, and list." "The results show enormous variation in coverage. Some newspapers cover legislators frequently, thoroughly, and accessibly. Others - some of them famous for their national coverage - largely ignore local representatives. The analysis also confirms that only those incumbents or challengers in the most competitive races, and those who command huge sums of money, receive extensive coverage."--Jacket.

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