Public Opinion, the Press, and Public Policy

by J David Kennamer

Overview

This contributors' volume examines the ways in which public opinion affects public policy via the news media. Insofar as the media represent or characterize the public, they represent or frame policy questions and decisions. They convey—accurately or inaccurately—the overall climate of public opinion to policymakers, and are themselves used as evidence of public opinion by policymakers. This work draws together theory and original research concerning the role of the press in shaping public policy and links the fields of jourbanalism, mass communications, and political science.

This work will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in jourbanalism, communications studies, public policy, government, and political science.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275937430
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	11/24/1992
Pages:	216
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

J. DAVID KENNAMER is Associate Professor in the School of Mass Communications at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. He is also a Research Associate with the Survey Research Laboratory at the University.

Table of Contents

Public Opinion, the Press and Public Policy by J. David Kennamer
The Public's Knowledge of Politics by Michael X. Delli Carpini and Scott Keeter
Effective Public Opinion by James B. Lemert
Interest Groups in the News by Lucig Danielian
Who Sets the Media Agenda? The Ability of Policymakers to Determine News Decisions by Dan Berkowitz
The News Media and Public Policy Agendas by David Pritchard
Marching to the Police Beats: The Media-Source Relationship in Framing Criminal Justice Policy by Jack C. Doppelt
Reporting on the Public Mind by Leonard Tipton
The Spiral of Silence: Linking Individual and Society through Communication by Charles T. Salmon and Chi-Yung Moh
Policymakers and the Third-Person Effect by Dominic L. Lasorsa
Bibliography
Index