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Uncertain Guardians: The News Media as a Political Institution (Interpreting American Politics)
Uncertain Guardians The News Media as a Political Institution - Interpreting American Politics
Author: Bartholomew H. Sparrow
The news media are often presumed to be a fourth estate, or fourth branch of government, serving as a check on the other three. In Uncertain Guardians, political scientist Bartholomew Sparrow argues that this is a mistaken notion. Instead, the media -- print, radio, and television -- affect policy making just as other political institutions do, ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780801860362
ISBN-10: 0801860369
Publication Date: 3/9/1999
Pages: 304
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Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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 douglasgirl avatar reviewed Uncertain Guardians: The News Media as a Political Institution (Interpreting American Politics) on + 17 more book reviews
Good source book for researching the news business. Published by Johns Hopkins University. Footnoted and indexed. Original interviews and case studies.


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