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Congress and the media : beyond institutional power /

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"Over the last four decades, members of Congress have increasingly embraced media relations as a way to influence national policymaking and politics. In 1977, nearly half of congressional members had no press secretary. Today, media relations is a central component of most congressional offices...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Vinson, Danielle (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
United States. > Congress > Reporters and reporting.
United States. > Congress > Public relations.
United States. > Congress
Communication in politics > United States.
Press and politics > United States.
Mass media > Political aspects > United States.
Communication politique > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Process > Political Parties.
Communication in politics
Mass media > Political aspects
Press and politics
Public relations
Reporters and reporting
United States
United States of America.
Congress.
Media.
Social media.
Constitutional law.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note:
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • 1 Introduction: Congress Goes Public
  • 2 Four Decades of Going Public in Congress
  • 3 Why Congressional Members Go Public
  • 4 New Paths to Influence: Broadcast and New Media
  • 5 Congress Responds to the President: the Case of Social Security Reform
  • Co-authored with Megan S. Remmel
  • 6 Overcoming Institutional Weakness: the Congressional Black Caucus Goes Public
  • 7 A Tale of Two Senators: Adapting Public Strategies to Different Goals
  • 8 The Possibilities and Limits of Going Public in Congress
  • Appendix
  • References
  • Index.