Congress and the Media
Author | : Danielle Vinson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 257 |
Release | : 2017 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780190632250 |
ISBN-13 | : 0190632259 |
Rating | : 4/5 (259 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Congress and the Media by : Danielle Vinson
Download or read book Congress and the Media written by Danielle Vinson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.