the Interplay of Mass Communication and Political Decision Making.
Sigrid Koch-Baumgarten
Hoboken
Taylor & Francis
2010
(252 pages).
Routledge/ECPR studies in European political science.
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Series editor's preface; Preface; 1 Introduction: Mass media and public policy --;is there a link?; Part I: Policy issues, agendas and the media; 2 Public policy and the mass media: An information processing approach; 3 Do the media shape parties' agenda preferences?: An empirical study of party manifestos in Belgium (1987-2003); 4 Closing the circle: A case study in the role of spin in the policy cycle; 5 Knowledge culture and power: Biotechnology and the popular press. 6 Aid organizations, governments and the media: The critical role of journalists in signaling authority recognitionPart II: Policy institutions, constellations of actors and the media; 7 The media and the policy process: A policy centric approach; 8 Contested processes, contested influence: A case study of genetically modified food in Britain; 9 Going public?: (Re)presentation of women's policy in the media; 10 Public pushing for pension reform?: The short-term impact.
Explores the extent and circumstances under which the media affects public policy; and whether the political impact of the media is confined to the public representation of politics or whether their influence goes further to also affect the substance of political decisions.