the media and public confidence in democratic institutions /
First Statement of Responsibility
Patricia Moy and Michael Pfau.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Westport, Conn. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Praeger,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (xviii, 218 pages).
SERIES
Series Title
Praeger series in political communication,
ISSN of Series
1062-5623
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-210) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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I. Crisis of confidence. Erosion of confidence -- The question of causality -- II. Media influences on confidence. Design of the studies -- Media depictions of institutions -- The print media's contribution -- The effects of traditional television news -- The effects of television programming -- The effects of political talk radio -- Conclusions.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Public opinion polls point to a continuing decline of confidence in the Presidency, court system, Congress, the news media, state government, public education, and other key institutions. Moy and Pfau examine the role of the media in the decline of the American public's confidence in democratic institutions.
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.