Conditional press influence in politics

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

The News Media as a Political Institution

Effects of News Content: Beyond All or Nothing

Plan of the Book

2. Understanding Media Influence in Politics

The News-Making Process

Core Norms of the News Profession

Realistic Norms and Their Implications

Financial Constraints in Journalism

Independent Media Influence: The Case of Horse-Race Election Coverage

Spurious Media Influence

Note

3. The Theory of Conditional Media Influence

Principles

Hypotheses

Theory Meets Data

4. Economic News

Dependent Variables: Two Types of Economic News

Measuring Economic Reality

Media Influence in the Economic Realm

Elite Influence

Full Model

Discussion

Appendix

Notes

5. Foreign Conflicts News

Conflicts Coverage

Predictors of Coverage

Analysis

Discussion

Appendix

Notes

6. Supreme Court News

News Coverage of the Supreme Court

Other Predictors: Independent vs. Spurious Media Influence

Analysis

Discussion

Appendix

Notes

7. Conclusion

Iraq War Revisited

The Future: News, Public Opinion, and the Internet

Note

References

Index

About the Author

Acknowledgements; Chapter 01. Introduction; Chapter 02. Understanding Media Influence in Politics; Chapter 03. The Theory of Conditional Media Influence; Chapter 04. Economic News; Chapter 05. Foreign Conflicts News; Chapter 06. Supreme Court News; Chapter 07. Conclusion; References; Index; About the Author.