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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBrookings Institution Press
ISBN-100815715579
ISBN-139780815715573
eBay Product ID (ePID)393265
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameMaking Laws and Making News : Media Strategies in the U. S. House of Representatives
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAmerican Government / Legislative Branch, Political Process / Media & Internet, Media Studies, Journalism
Publication Year1990
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social Science
AuthorTimothy Cook
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight11.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal328.73/0731
SynopsisThe news media, especially television, have become a fixture on Capitol Hill in the past twenty years. Making Laws and Making News describes the interactive relationship between the press and Congress that strongly affects the news, the legislative process, and the types of laws enacted. Instead of focusing on how reporters decide who and what to cover and how news is resented, Cook examines the other side of the equation--the relationship between the media strategies of House member's press offices and the legislative strategies of the members themselves. The book won the 1990 Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence in Independent Publishing., The news media, especially television, have become a fixture on Capitol Hill in the past twenty years. Making Laws and Making News describes the interactive relationship between the press and Congress that strongly affects the news, the legislative process, and the types of laws enacted. Instead of focusing on how reporters decide who and what to cover and how news is resented, Cook examines the other side of the equation the relationship between the media strategies of House member's press offices and the legislative strategies of the members themselves. The book won the 1990 Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence in Independent Publishing.