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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      26 February 2010
      04 September 2000
      ISBN:
      9780511609343
      9780521790154
      9780521793643
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511609343
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.79kg, 420 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.555kg, 420 Pages
      • Series:
      Communication, Society and Politics
      Subjects:
      Politics: General Interest, Film, Media, Mass Communication, Politics and International Relations, Comparative Politics, Media, Mass Communication
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    Series:
    Communication, Society and Politics
    Subjects:
    Politics: General Interest, Film, Media, Mass Communication, Politics and International Relations, Comparative Politics, Media, Mass Communication
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    Is the process of political communications by the news media and by parties responsible for civic malaise? A Virtuous Circle sets out to challenge the conventional wisdom that it is. Based on a comparative examination of the role of the news media and parties in 29 postindustrial societies, focusing in particular on Western Europe and the United States, this study argues that rather than mistakenly 'blaming the messenger' we need to understand and confront more deep-rooted flaws in systems of representative democracy. This 2000 book outlines appropriate standards for evaluating the performance of the news media and the methods available to study this issue. It also compares changes in the news media including the rise of the Internet and the development of post-modern election campaigns. Norris shows that although negative news can erode public support for specific policy issues, in general there is a consistently positive relationship between attention to the news media and political knowledge, trust and participation. For more information on the book, please visit the author's website at www.pippanorris.com.

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    ‘… from here on, someone studying the issue will have to confront A Virtuous Circle. the book deserves a wide audience.’

    Source: International Journal of Public Opinion Research

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