Mass Media and Consensus Politics [microform] : A Critical Evaluation of the Coverage of the 1980 Presidential Election Campaigns / Charles Self and Jim Stovall.

Presidential candidates in the United States tend to seek consensus rather than to try to discover new answers to problems and to convince voters that they should be elected to implement those answers. Reporters in the mass media emphasize objectivity and fairness in their reporting. This emphasis p...

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Online Access:	Request ERIC Document
Main Author:	Self, Charles
Other Authors:	Stovall, Jim
Format:	Microfilm Book
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1980.
Subjects:	Adults. Attitudes. Mass Media. News Media. News Reporting. Political Influences. Political Issues. Presidents. Press Opinion. Public Opinion. Voting.