Overview

Politicians and journalists have never been among the most trusted professional classes; in this book, author Richard Forgette posits a ""news grazing"" explanation of how and why. Forgette, an expert on the U.S. Congress and public policy, draws upon direct experimental research to argue that the diffusion of media outlets and media technologies have resulted in an increasingly fragmented and distracted news audience.

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Author:   Richard Forgette
Publisher:   SAGE Publications Inc
Imprint:   CQ Press
Edition:   Revised ed.
Weight:   0.370kg
ISBN:  

9781933116884

ISBN 10:   1933116889
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   20 April 2018
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Part I: THE MAKING OF A NEWS GRAZER Chapter 1: Why Don't We Trust Congress and the Media? News Grazing The Evolution of Media Choice and Screening The Birth of News Grazers News Grazing and Congressional Distrust Conclusion Chapter 2: The News Grazer Selective Exposure The News-Grazing Decision: Practices and Theories News Grazing: Trends and Analysis Conclusion Chapter 3: News Makers and Producers: The Emergence of Commentary News Selling the News: Is News a Private or Public Good? The News Makers Adaptations and Strategies: Making Commentary News The News Producers New Media Strategies: Producing Commentary News Conclusion Part II: THE EFFECTS OF NEWS GRAZING Chapter 4: Partisan News Understanding News Opinion Evaluating the Effects of Opinion News Conclusion Chapter 5: Breaking News Understanding News Urgency The Effects of News Urgency on Attitudes toward Congress Conclusion Chapter 6: Fake News Fake News and Political Trust Fake Satirical News: Evolution, Audience, and Content Political Satire and Public Attitudes Toward Congress: Why and How Does Political Satire Matter? Assessing the Effects of Political Satire on Congressional Cynicism Conclusion Chapter 7: Overexposed A Summary of the News-Grazing Theory An Overexposed Congress: Does It Matter? An Overexposed Media: Does It Matter? Conclusion Appendix I: Breaking-News Experiment: Pretest/Post-Test Script Appendix II: Satirical News Experiment: Pretest/Post-Test Script References Index About the Author

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