Overview

Seib examines the ethical issues underlying the volatile relationship between journalists and politicians. It provides an inside look at how reporters and candidates do their jobs. From the screening process news organizations use to decide which candidates to cover, to the truth-testing of political ads, to the controversies surrounding election night projections, this work articulates crucial ethical questions and helps readers in their search for answers. As a political communications text, Campaigns and Conscience looks at the many facets of political journalism: what reporters need to know before covering a campaign; how to approach the character issue; how to keep up with the frantic pace of a campaign; why campaign ads should be covered as news; the allure and dangers of polls, projections, and endorsements; and the responsibility of the press to cover one of the most powerful quasi-political institutions--the press itself.

Full Product Details

Author:   Philip Seib
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Praeger Publishers Inc
Edition:   Annotated edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.426kg
ISBN:  

9780275946234

ISBN 10:   0275946231
Pages:   176
Publication Date:   07 March 1994
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface What's at Stake Journalists' Competence The Character Issue On the Bus Campaign Advertising Polls, Projections, and Endorsements Covering the News Media The Future...and Some Suggestions Bibliography Index

Reviews

"?This well-organized book reviews how the mass media influence political elections. Seib covers familiar topics that are rarely gathered in one volume. This exceptionally well written and annotated book will help nonjournalists understand political reporting and political activists understand the press. Highly recommended for collections in political communication and journalism?-Choice ""This well-organized book reviews how the mass media influence political elections. Seib covers familiar topics that are rarely gathered in one volume. This exceptionally well written and annotated book will help nonjournalists understand political reporting and political activists understand the press. Highly recommended for collections in political communication and journalism""-Choice"

This well-organized book reviews how the mass media influence political elections. Seib covers familiar topics that are rarely gathered in one volume. This exceptionally well written and annotated book will help nonjournalists understand political reporting and political activists understand the press. Highly recommended for collections in political communication and journalism -Choice ?This well-organized book reviews how the mass media influence political elections. Seib covers familiar topics that are rarely gathered in one volume. This exceptionally well written and annotated book will help nonjournalists understand political reporting and political activists understand the press. Highly recommended for collections in political communication and journalism?-Choice

?This well-organized book reviews how the mass media influence political elections. Seib covers familiar topics that are rarely gathered in one volume. This exceptionally well written and annotated book will help nonjournalists understand political reporting and political activists understand the press. Highly recommended for collections in political communication and journalism?-Choice

Author Information

PHILIP SEIB is Associate Professor of Journalism at Southern Methodist University. He is also a columnist for the Dallas Morning News and is political analyst for the ABC-affiliate, WFAA Television, in Dallas. He is the author of five other books, including Who's in Charge: How the Media Shape News and Politicians Win Votes (1987).

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