Talking Politics: Choosing the President in the Television Age

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Talking Politics presents the opinions of some of America's leading broadcasters and political commentators on the tension-fraught relationship between politics and the media. In a series of personal, frank, and in-depth interviews, Tom Brokaw, Larry King, Robert MacNeil, Linda Ellerbee, Bernard Shaw, and others talk about the extraordinarily influential, sometimes volatile, relationship between journalists and political figures. Providing a window onto political campaigns and governance, political analysts, journalists, and media figures address issues such as: * When does a tabloid story become news, worthy of the attention of the serious media * Can a talk show really give us a closer look at a candidate or is that closeness an illusion * When can voters trust candidate images presented on TVnetwork news, talk shows, or otherwise In an age when the media has become as much a topic as the politicians it covers. Talking Politics will be fascinating reading for all who follow politics. Talking Politics gives us an inside view of the relationship between journalists and candidates, one that shapes the way most Americans choose their president. In a series of personal and in-depth interviews, some of America's top broadcasters and political commentators talk about the extraordinarily influential relationship between the nation's most powerful journalists and political figures. Tom Brokaw, Larry King, Robert MacNeil, Linda Ellerbee, Bernard Shaw, and other media figures address issues such as: o When does a tabloid story become worthy of the attention of the serious media o Can a talk show really give us a closer look at a candidate or is that closeness an illusion o When can voters trust candidate images presented on televisionnetwork news, talk shows, or otherwise Each chapter in Talking Politics features a frank, revealing interview with one of the nation's most influential broadcasters or political commentators. The result is a unique, behind-the-scenes look at the tension-fraught relationship between TV news and political candidates. In an age when the media has become as much a topic as the politicians it covers, Talking Politics will be fascinating reading for all who follow politics.

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A probing glimpse at a process irrevocably changed by the tube.-Publishers Weekly
Cunningham uses her talents as an experienced journalist to ask petrinent questions and to elicit insightful comments....this work addresses s vital issues in an intelligent and informative manner.-Academic Library Book Review
In a lively collection of interviews intended to probe the relationship between presidential candidates and television broadcasters, Cunningham presents the perspectives of 10 well-known media and political personalities. Suggested for mass media students and political junkies.-Booklist
Interesting exchanges and provocative observations. . .-Kirkus Reviews
This book is unique because it reflects the experiences and personality of each broadcaster....Talking Politics is a useful work. It is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students of politics and media. This study allows us to "listen in" on important conversations about transforming democracy, cleansing political processes, and electing the president.-Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly
"A probing glimpse at a process irrevocably changed by the tube."-Publishers Weekly
"Cunningham uses her talents as an experienced journalist to ask petrinent questions and to elicit insightful comments....this work addresses s vital issues in an intelligent and informative manner."-Academic Library Book Review
"In a lively collection of interviews intended to probe the relationship between presidential candidates and television broadcasters, Cunningham presents the perspectives of 10 well-known media and political personalities. Suggested for mass media students and political junkies."-Booklist
"Interesting exchanges and provocative observations. . ."-Kirkus Reviews
"This book is unique because it reflects the experiences and personality of each broadcaster....Talking Politics is a useful work. It is appropriate for undergraduate and graduate students of politics and media. This study allows us to "listen in" on important conversations about transforming democracy, cleansing political processes, and electing the president."-Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

Author Bio

LIZ CUNNINGHAM is a free lance journalist living in the San Francisco Bay area. She is the founder of Choosing the President Forums, a non-profit educational organization dedicated to increasing participation in presidential campaigns.