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Scandal and silence : media responses to presidential misconduct / Robert M. Entman.
| Author/creator | Entman, Robert M. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Cambridge, UK ; Malden, Mass. : Polity Press, 2012. |
| Description | 269 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Media responses to presidential misconduct |
| Series | Contemporary political communication Contemporary political communication. ^A1108611 |
| Contents | High crimes or misdemeanors? -- Analyzing media and presidential scandal -- Private lives in the public sphere : what do journalists know, and when do they tell it? -- Secret sins of 2008 : the McCain, Edwards and Clinton families' values -- Dodging scandals-and the draft -- Rathergate : from a scandal of politics to a scandal of journalism -- Harkening to other matters : what news looks like when a scandal is silenced -- Silenced scandals of grave misconduct -- Recalibrating scandal and silence. |
| Abstract | The author argues that "media neglect most corruption, providing too little, not too much scandal coverage; scandals arise from rational, controlled processes, not emotional frenzies -- and when scandals happen, it's not the media but government and political parties that drive the process and any excesses that might occur; significant scandals are difficult for news organizations to initiate and harder for them to maintain and bring to appropriate closure; for these reasons cover-ups and lying often work, and truth remains essentially unrecorded, unremembered."--Back cover |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [234]-255) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011534094 |
| ISBN | 9780745647623 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0745647626 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 9780745647630 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 0745647634 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | P96.S29 E58 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |