Echo chamber :Rush Limbaugh and the conservative media establishment
Oxford ;New York :
Oxford University Press,
2008.
xvi, 301 p. :ill. ;24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
How the conservative opinion media attack the democratic opposition -- How the conservative opinion media defend conservatism -- Conservative opinion media : the players -- The conservative opinion media as opponents of liberalism and custodians of the Reagan narrative -- Effects of an echo chamber -- Speaking to the Republican base : an analysis of conservative media's audience -- Vetting candidates for office -- Stirring emotion to mobilize engagement -- Framing and reframing the mainstream media -- Engendering and reinforcing distrust of mainstream media -- Defining and defending an insular interpretive community -- Balkanization of knowledge and interpretation -- Distortion and polarization -- Conclusion: Echo chamber : cause for concern or celebration?