商品簡介
Examines the pitfalls of media communication in American democracy. Part I investigates the relationship between First Amendment interpretation and public deliberation, and Part II looks at obstacles in the way of achieving a truly free and equal public sphere. Part III examines current news coverage, focusing on the language employed by electoral campaigns in journalism, and on the racial "scripts" present in American crime news. Part IV describes periods of social change and the social movements that often initiate change, and Part V analyzes cultural rhetoric inhuman rights and global rights discourse. The authors teach political science at the University of Colorado. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Simone Chambers is associate professor of political science at the University of Colorado.
Anne Costain is professor of political science, director of the Keller Center for the Study of the First Amendment, and associate dean for social sciences at the University of Colorado.
