{"product_id":"when-the-press-fails-political-power-and-the-news-media-from-iraq-to-katrina-9780226042855","title":"When the Press Fails: Political Power and the News Media from Iraq to Katrina","description":"A sobering look at the intimate relationship between political power and the news media, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Press Fails\u003c\/i\u003e argues the dependence of reporters on official sources disastrously thwarts coverage of dissenting voices from outside the Beltway. The result is both an indictment of official spin and an urgent call to action that questions why the mainstream press failed to challenge the Bush administration's arguments for an invasion of Iraq or to illuminate administration policies underlying the Abu Ghraib controversy. Drawing on revealing interviews with Washington insiders and analysis of content from major news outlets, the authors illustrate the media's unilateral surrender to White House spin whenever oppositional voices elsewhere in government fall silent. Contrasting these grave failures with the refreshingly critical reporting on Hurricane Katrina-a rare event that caught officials off guard, enabling journalists to enter a no-spin zone-\u003ci\u003eWhen the Press Fails\u003c\/i\u003e concludes by proposing new practices to reduce reporters' dependence on power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The hand-in-glove relationship of the U.S. media with the White House is mercilessly exposed in this determined and disheartening study that repeatedly reveals how the press has toed the official line at those moments when its independence was most needed.\"-George Pendle, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Bennett, Lawrence, and Livingston are indisputably right about the news media's dereliction in covering the administration's campaign to take the nation to war against Iraq.\"-Don Wycliff, \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTribune\u003c\/i\u003e \"[This] analysis of the weaknesses of Washington journalism deserves close attention.\"-Russell Baker, \u003ci\u003eNew York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReview of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e W. Lance Bennett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226042855\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eW. Lance Bennett \u003c\/b\u003eis professor of political science and the Ruddick C. Lawrence Professor of Communication at the University of Washington. \u003cb\u003eRegina G. Lawrence \u003c\/b\u003eis the Kevin P. Reilly Sr. Chair of Political Communication in the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University.\u003cb\u003e Steven Livingston\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of media and international affairs in the School of Media and Public Affairs and the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Chicago Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45053394387059,"sku":"9780226042855","price":28.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_943d8b1c-e362-444c-99d8-80da8a13d3c1.jpg?v=1779969712","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/when-the-press-fails-political-power-and-the-news-media-from-iraq-to-katrina-9780226042855","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}