The Media and the Mayors Race: The Failure of Urban Political Reporting - Hardcover
[We are trying to secure a blurb.] This close-up of the 1991 Philadelphia mayor's race gives an unsettling look into the lamentable state of media coverage of politics today. Phyllis Kaniss followed reporters on the campaign trail, talked with them about their decisions in reporting the news, saw how they related to each other and to the candidates. She analyzed local newscasts and newspaper stories to find out what made the news, and spoke with the candidates and their campaign staffs about trying to get - and even control - media coverage. The result is a fast-paced, insider's view of local news and local politics, of the forces that drive political reportage, and of how the way the media cover local elections has profound implications for all citizens. Students of political reportage will find it fascinating, and it belongs on every journalist's reading list.
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From the Back Cover:
The 1991 Philadelphia mayor's race is the focus of this lively eyewitness account of the precarious state of local political reporting seen through the lens of a big city mayoral campaign. Setting out to understand what goes on inside news organizations and how they interact with political campaigns.
About the Author:
PHYLLIS KANISS is Assistant Dean at the Annenberg School for Communication and author of Making Local News.
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- PublisherIndiana University Press
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0253331145
- ISBN 13 9780253331144
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages410
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