The Unilateral Presidency and the News Media

The Politics of Framing Executive Power

• Author(s): Mark Major,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 191
• ISBN_10: 1137387890
  ISBN_13: 9781137387899
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / Public Policy / General , Political Science / World / European , Political Science / General , Social Science / Media Studies , Political Science / Public Affairs & Administration , Political Science / Political Economy , Political Science / History & Theory ,

Description:... Media coverage of presidential actions can not only serve journalistic purposes, but can also act as a check against unilateral decision making. The book seeks to uncover how the news media has worked to curtail overreaching power within the executive branch, demonstrating how the fourth estate keeps presidential overreach at bay.