The Primetime Presidency of Ronald Reagan : The Era of the Television Presidency


. Robert E. Denton
Bok Engelsk 1988 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Santa Barbara : : ABC-CLIO, , 1988.
Omfang
1 online resource (128 p.)
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Ronald Reagan as ""The Great Communicator""; 2 Mass Media and the U.S. Presidency; 3 Television and Presidential Politics; 4 The Primetime Presidency of Ronald Reagan; 5 Television and the Future of the U.S. Presidency; Selected Bibliography; Index. - Beginning in the 1970s, the public has turned to the media for information and guidance in selecting their presidents. Television has become the primary means of getting to know the issues and candidates. This monograph examines the mediazation of the U.S. presidency, as exemplified by President Reagan's role as the great communicator. Specifically, Denton analyzes the use of television as an instrument of image-making and governing, the role of the media in contemporary politics, the impact of television on presidential politics, and the future of the presidency in the age of television. Scho
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Dewey
ISBN
0275926036

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