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Public policy and mass media : the interplay of mass communication and political decision making /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Koch-Baumgarten, Sigrid, Voltmer, Katrin
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge/ECPR, 2010.
Series:Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science ; 66
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction:mass media and public policy-is there a link? Part 1 Policy issues,agendas and the media 2 Public policy and the mass media:an information processing approach 3 Do the media shape parties' agenda preferences?an empirical study of party manifestos in Belgium(1987-2003) 4 Closing the circle:a case study in the role of spin in the policy cycle 5 Knowledge culture and power:biotechnology and the popular press 6 Aid organizations,governments and the media:the critical role of journalists in signaling authority recognition Part II Policy institutions,constellations of actors and the media 7 The media and the policy process:a policy centric approach 8 Contested processes,contested influence:a case study of genetically modified food in Britain 9 Going public?(Re)presentation of women's policy in the media 10 Public pushing for pension reform?short -term impact of media coverage on long-term policy making in Germany,Britain and the United states 11 Condemned to repeat :the media and the accountability gap in Iraq war policy 12 Interplay of mass communication and political decision making-policy matters