Beginning with the 1988 presidential election and now updated through 2004, The Nightly News Nightmare shows how network news coverage of what is arguably the nation's most important political event has declined.
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Beginning with the 1998 presidential election and now updated through 2004, this volume shows how network news coverage of one of the nation's most important political events has declined. Through extensive analysis of news content from the Big Three and Fox, Farnsworth (political science and international affairs, U. of Mary Washington) and Lichter (communication, George Mason U.) compare what the candidates said with what the networks said they said. The authors conclude that the candidates themselves may do a better job of portraying the campaigns than the network news organizations. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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