1. Introduction / Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein -- 2. Popular Support for Congress and Its Members / Herb Asher and Mike Barr -- 3. Public Opinion toward Congress: A Historical Look / Karlyn Bowman and Everett Carll Ladd -- 4. Press Coverage of Congress, 1946-92 / Mark J. Rozell -- 5. Less News Is Worse News: Television News Coverage of Congress, 1972-92 / S. Robert Lichter and Daniel R. Amundson -- 6. The Decline and Fall of Congressional News / Stephen Hess -- 7. How the Press Views Congress / Kimberly Coursen Parker -- 8. Brighter Lights, Wider Windows: Presenting Congress in the 1990s / Ronald D. Elving