New Media and American Politics (Transforming American Politics)

New Media And American Politics Is The First Book To Examine The Effect On Modern Politics Of The New Media, Which Include Talk Radio, Tabloid Journalism, Television Talk Shows, Entertainment Media, And Computer Networks. Authors Davis And Owen Discuss The New Media's Cultural Environment, Audience, And Content, Before Going On To Evaluate Its Impact On Everything From Elections To Policy Making To The Old Media Itself. Efining The New Media -- An Environment For The New Media -- Talking Politics -- Showing Politics: Tabloid Journalism And Entertainment Television -- Typing Politics: Computer Networks -- The Audiences -- Audience Attitudes -- Shaping Old Media -- Shaping Presidential Campaigns -- Shaping The Policy Agenda -- Popular Voice Or Demagogic Tool Richard Davis And Diana Owen. Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 263-295) And Index. Contents......Page 12 1 Defining the New Media......Page 16 2 An Environment for New Media......Page 41 ONE: The Role and Content of New Media......Page 62 3 Talking Politics......Page 64 4 Showing Politics: Tabloid Journalism and Entertainment Television......Page 105 5 Typing Politics: Computer Networks......Page 123 TWO: The Audiences and Effects of New Media......Page 144 6 The Audiences......Page 146 7 Audience Attitudes......Page 177 THREE: The Effects of New Media on Traditional Media, Campaigns, and Public Policy......Page 200 8 Shaping Old Media......Page 202 9 Shaping Presidential Campaigns......Page 223 10 Shaping the Policy Agenda......Page 244 Conclusion: Popular Voice or Demagogic Tool......Page 266 Notes......Page 276 A......Page 310 C......Page 311 G......Page 312 L......Page 313 P......Page 314 S......Page 315 W......Page 316 Y......Page 317 Examines the effect on modern politics of the new media, which include talk radio, tabloid journalism, television talk shows, entertainment media, and computer networks. The text discusses the new media's cultural environment, audience, and content