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Congress, the media, and the public : who reveals what, when, and how? /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Frantzich, Stephen E.
Corporate Author:	Ebook Library
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress > Reporters and reporting. United States. > Congress > Public relations. Press and politics > United States. Mass media > Political aspects > United States. Communication in politics > United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

The media and representative government : the necessary evil?
The love/hate relationship : the media approaches Congress
The congressional P.R. machine : selling a single product
Catch me if you can : news hooks and nobodies
From props to first responders : Congress and the State of the Union
Mr. Chair and my loyal fans : celebrity testimony on Capitol Hill
Bombasters and buffoons : making Congress an easy target
Congress, the houses of ill repute : cartoonists take on the House and Senate
Congress and popular culture : dissing Congress on a grand scale
C-SPAN : a window on Congress
Congress and the new media : challenges and opportunities
Congress and the media : the continuing odyssey.