Congress and the media : beyond institutional power / Danielle Vinson.
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017Description: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780190632281 (ebook) :.Subject(s): United States. Congress -- Reporters and reporting | United States. Congress -- Public relations | Communication in politics -- United States | Press and politics -- United States | Mass media -- Political aspects -- United StatesAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780190632243DDC classification: 328.730731 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Members of Congress have increasingly embraced media relations to influence policymaking. In 'Congress and the Media', Vinson argues that congressional members use the media to supplement their formal powers or to compensate for their lack of power to explain why congressional members go public and when they are likely to succeed in getting coverage.Item type | Current library | Class number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Previously issued in print: 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Members of Congress have increasingly embraced media relations to influence policymaking. In 'Congress and the Media', Vinson argues that congressional members use the media to supplement their formal powers or to compensate for their lack of power to explain why congressional members go public and when they are likely to succeed in getting coverage.
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