Ebook: Congress and the Media : Beyond Institutional Power
Author: Vinson C. Danielle
- Tags: United States, Congress, Reporters and reporting, United States, Congress, Public relations, Communication in politics, United States, Press and politics, United States, Mass media, Political aspects, United States, United States, Congress, POLITICAL SCIENCE, Political Process, Political Parties, Communication in politics, Mass media, Political aspects, Press and politics, Public relations, Reporters and reporting, United States
- Year: 2017
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- City: Oxford, United States
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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Members of Congress have increasingly embraced media relations to influence policymaking. In Congress and the Media, Vinson argues that congressional members use the media to supplement their formal powers or to compensate for their lack of power to explain why congressional members go public and when they are likely to succeed in getting coverage.
Abstract: Members of Congress have increasingly embraced media relations to influence policymaking. In Congress and the Media, Vinson argues that congressional members use the media to supplement their formal powers or to compensate for their lack of power to explain why congressional members go public and when they are likely to succeed in getting coverage