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With malice toward all? : the media and public confidence in democratic institutions /

Public opinion polls point to a continuing decline of confidence in the Presidency, court system, Congress, the news media, state government, public education, and other key institutions. Moy and Pfau examine the role of the media in the decline of the American public's confidence in democratic...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Moy, Patricia
Other Authors: Pfau, Michael, 1945-2009
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2000.
Series:Praeger series in political communication.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • I. Crisis of confidence. Erosion of confidence
  • The question of causality
  • II. Media influences on confidence. Design of the studies
  • Media depictions of institutions
  • The print media's contribution
  • The effects of traditional television news
  • The effects of television programming
  • The effects of political talk radio
  • Conclusions.