The Nightly News Nightmare: Media Coverage of U.S. Presidential Elections, 1988-2008

by Stephen Farnsworth and Robert S. Lichter

Book Overview

The Nightly News Nightmare, Third Edition, examines news coverage of presidential nomination and election campaigns from 1988 to 2008. The book focuses on changes in the amount, tone, and focus of news coverage in these different electoral contexts. In addition to network news, the authors examine online news, cable television, talk radio, candidate campaign discourse in these election years. Farnsworth and Lichter find that the news media, despite...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442200685
• ISBN13: 9781442200685
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"