Jamieson Kathleen Hall, Waldman Paul. The Press Effect: Politicians, Journalists, and the Stories that Shape the Political World

Oxford University Press, 2003. — xx, 220 p. — ISBN-13: 9780195152777.What Americans know, understand, and believe about the world of politics is the product of a negotiation between journalists and political actors. The news is primarily shaped not by a liberal or conservative bias, but by the need for news to be dramatic and easily packaged. Consequently, the frames into which events are fit – more than any objective idea of truth – determine what information passes through the news filter.The Press as Storyteller.
The Press as Amateur Psychologist, Part I.
The Press as Amateur Psychologist, Part II.
The Press as Soothsayer.
The Press as Shaper of Events.
The Press as Patriot.
The Press as Custodian of Fact.