{"product_id":"congress-the-press-and-political-accountability-9780691126074","title":"Congress the Press and Political Accountability","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCongress, the Press, and Political Accountability\u003c\/i\u003e is the first large-scale examination of how local media outlets cover members of the United States Congress. Douglas Arnold asks: do local newspapers provide the information citizens need in order to hold representatives accountable for their actions in office? In contrast with previous studies, which largely focused on the campaign period, he tests various hypotheses about the causes and consequences of media coverage by exploring coverage during an entire congressional session.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Using three samples of local newspapers from across the country, Arnold analyzes all coverage over a two-year period--every news story, editorial, opinion column, letter, and list. First he investigates how twenty-five newspapers covered twenty-five local representatives; and next, how competing newspapers in six cities covered their corresponding legislators. Examination of an even larger sample, sixty-seven newspapers and 187 representa\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2005 \"Arnold here does it all: he identifies important research questions, conducts extensive research to answer them, and interprets data carefully. This sophisticated and thoughtful study is the best yet of Congress and the press.\"--Choice \"Arnold sets an ambitious goal: 'This book is the first large-scale study of how local media outlets cover members of Congress.' His ultimate success exemplifies how content analysis can illuminate a subject with empirical and systematic findings... This exploration constitutes a significant contribution to our understanding of Congress and the news media... [The book] has a timeless feel ... [which] seems to guarantee that readers will be learning from this book well into the future.\"--Robert Klotz, Perspectives on Politics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Tables and Figures ix  Acknowledgments xi  1. Legislators, Journalists, and Citizens 1  2. Explaining the Volume of Newspaper Coverage 29  3. How Newspapers Cover Legislators 64  4. Legislators as Position Takers 92  5. Legislators as Policy Makers 125  6. Legislators as Candidates 156  7. How Newspapers Differ 194  8. Effects of Newspaper Coverage on Citizens 221  9. The Press and Political Accountability 244  References 265  Index 273\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359107842391,"sku":"9780691126074","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691126074.jpg?v=1754123618","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/congress-the-press-and-political-accountability-9780691126074","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}