{"product_id":"a-nation-fragmented-the-public-agenda-in-the-information-age-9781439916001","title":"A Nation Fragmented: The Public Agenda in the Information Age","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe transformation from an undifferentiated public to a surfeit of interest groups has become yet another distinguishing feature of the increasing polarization of American politics. Jill Edy and Patrick Meirick contend that the media has played a key role in this splintering. \u003ci\u003eA Nation Fragmented\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how the content and character of the public agenda has transformed as the media environment evolved from network television and daily newspapers in the late 1960s to today's saturated social media world with 200 cable channels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors seek to understand what happened as the public's sense of shared priorities deteriorated. They consider to what extent our public agenda has \"fallen apart\" as attention to news has declined, and to what extent we have been \"driven apart\" by changes in the issue agendas of news. Edy and Meirick also show how public attention is limited and spread too thin except in cases where a highly consistent news agenda can provoke a more focused public agenda. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Nation Fragmented\u003c\/i\u003e explores the media's influence and political power and, ultimately, how contemporary democracy works.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jill Edy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Temple University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439916001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJill A. Edy\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Oklahoma. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eTroubled Pasts: News and the Collective Memory of Social Unrest\u003c\/i\u003e (Temple). \u003cb\u003ePatrick C. Meirick \u003c\/b\u003eis an Associate Professor of Communication and Director of the Political Communication Center at the University of Oklahoma.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Temple University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44715301372019,"sku":"9781439916001","price":52.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e8f03474-75f8-465d-9a17-bc6b0fc14d04.jpg?v=1775841478","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-nation-fragmented-the-public-agenda-in-the-information-age-9781439916001","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}