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News That Matters
Shanto Iyengar
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Description for News That Matters
Paperback. Backed by careful analysis of public opinion surveys, the authors show how, despite changing American politics, those issues that receive extended coverage in the national news become more important to viewers, while those that are ignored lose credibility. Series: Chicago Studies in American Politics. Num Pages: 216 pages, 1 line drawing. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFD; JPA; JPVK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 295.
Almost twenty-five years ago, Shanto Iyengar and Donald R. Kinder first documented a series of sophisticated and innovative experiments that unobtrusively altered the order and emphasis of news stories in selected television broadcasts. Their resulting book, News That Matters , now hailed as a classic by scholars of political science and public opinion alike, is here updated for the twenty-first century, with a new preface and epilogue by the authors. Backed by careful analysis of public opinion surveys, the authors show how, despite changing American politics, those issues that receive extended coverage in the national news become more important ... Read more
Almost twenty-five years ago, Shanto Iyengar and Donald R. Kinder first documented a series of sophisticated and innovative experiments that unobtrusively altered the order and emphasis of news stories in selected television broadcasts. Their resulting book, News That Matters , now hailed as a classic by scholars of political science and public opinion alike, is here updated for the twenty-first century, with a new preface and epilogue by the authors. Backed by careful analysis of public opinion surveys, the authors show how, despite changing American politics, those issues that receive extended coverage in the national news become more important ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
216
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Series
Chicago Studies in American Politics
Condition
New
Weight
352g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226388588
SKU
V9780226388588
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About Shanto Iyengar
Shanto Iyengar is the Harry and Norman Chandler Professor of Communication, professor of political science, and director of the Political Communication Lab at Stanford University. He is the author of several other books. Donald R. Kinder is the Philip E. Converse Collegiate Professor in the Department of Political Science and professor of psychology and research professor in the Center for ... Read more
Reviews for News That Matters
Because of its methodological integrity and richness, News That Matters is likely to be regarded as an impressive, possibly groundbreaking work. - New York Times Book Review News That Matters does matter, because it demonstrates conclusively that television newscasts powerfully affect opinion.... All that follows, whether it supports, modifies, or challenges their conclusions, will have to begin here. ... Read more