Good Intentions Make Bad News

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Current Affairs * Media and Politics / $18.95 Praise for GOOD IWTENTIONS MAKE BAD NEWS Why Ameeigans Hate Campaign Jouenalism, Secoed Edmom S. Róbert Lichter and Richárd E. Noyes "A stunning analysis that confirms Lippman's proposition that news and truth seldom coincide. Good intentions do not offset the media's limitations; the more ambitious the news story, the more error-filled it is likely to be. This book is a must for journalists, scholars, and indeed anyone with more than a casual interest in presidential elections." -Thomas E. Patterson, author of The Mass Media Election: How Americans Choose Their President "Nothing in American politics attracts more commentary than the news coverage of presidential elections. Bob Lichter's devotion to the collection of hard data through content analysis of the performance of the news média distinguishes his commentary from most of the pack, and gives this book special value." -Nelson W. Polsby, coauthor of Presidential Elections:... Tovább

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Current Affairs * Media and Politics / $18.95 Praise for GOOD IWTENTIONS MAKE BAD NEWS Why Ameeigans Hate Campaign Jouenalism, Secoed Edmom S. Róbert Lichter and Richárd E. Noyes "A stunning analysis that confirms Lippman's proposition that news and truth seldom coincide. Good intentions do not offset the media's limitations; the more ambitious the news story, the more error-filled it is likely to be. This book is a must for journalists, scholars, and indeed anyone with more than a casual interest in presidential elections." -Thomas E. Patterson, author of The Mass Media Election: How Americans Choose Their President "Nothing in American politics attracts more commentary than the news coverage of presidential elections. Bob Lichter's devotion to the collection of hard data through content analysis of the performance of the news média distinguishes his commentary from most of the pack, and gives this book special value." -Nelson W. Polsby, coauthor of Presidential Elections: Contemporary Strategies of American Electoral Politics i "This book is must reading for every newsperson who wants to improve journalism, every politician who needs to understand the press's obstacle course, and every citizen who is concerned about the news média. Lichter and Noyes have brilliantly and fairly analyzed an enormous store of data about campaign coverage, and their thoughtful suggestions for reform deserve serious attention." -Larry J. Sabato, cpfuthor of Dirty Little Secrets: The Persistence of Corruption in American Politics "The authors rightly suggest that it's time for journalists to 'narrate' the presidential campaign instead of trying to 'arbitrate' it-that is, drop editorializing and get back to reporting." -Morton M. Kondracke, Roll Call Vissza