TY - BOOK AU - Graber,Doris Appel TI - Mass media and American politics SN - 0871877686 AV - HN90.M3 G7 1993 PY - 1996/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - CQ Press KW - Mass media KW - Social aspects KW - United States KW - Local KW - Political aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Media power and government control -- Ownership, regulation, and guidance of media -- Press freedom and the law -- News making and news reporting routines -- Reporting extraordinary events -- The media as policy makers -- Media impact on attitudes and behavior -- Elections in the television age -- The struggle for control : news from the presidency and Congress -- Covering the justice system and state and local news -- Foreign affairs coverage -- Trends in media policy ER -