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Author D'Alessio, Dave, 1956-

Title Media bias in presidential election coverage, 1948-2008 : evaluation via formal measurement / Dave D'Alessio
Published Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (x, 144 p.)
Series Lexington Studies in Political Communication
Lexington studies in political communication.
Contents On the nature of media bias -- Forces acting on the news -- The challenges of measuring bias -- Are the media biased -- Myths and realities of coverage -- Conclusions, caveats, and ruminations
Summary In Media Bias in Presidential Election Coverage 1948-2008, Dave D'Alessio employs meta-analytic techniques to examine whether there are partisan biases in coverage of Presidential election campaigns in newspapers, on TV, and in the news magazines. This study further analyses the four essential natures of news media: as journalistic entities, property, businesses, and political actors. Aggregating the results of 99 previous studies, D'Alessio scrutinizes bias claims in news media, and why political candidates consistently
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-140) and index
Notes English
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Subject Presidents -- United States -- Election -- History
Presidential candidates -- Press coverage -- United States -- History
Political campaigns -- Press coverage -- United States -- History
Press and politics -- United States -- History
Journalism -- Objectivity -- United States -- History
Mass media -- Objectivity -- United States -- History
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
Journalism -- Objectivity
Mass media -- Objectivity
Presidents -- Election
Press and politics
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2020739990
ISBN 9780739164761
0739164767
9781280659041
1280659041
9786613635976
6613635979