The politics of news : the news of politics / edited by Doris Graber, Denis McQuail, Pippa Norris.

Introduction: political communication in a democracy / Doris Graber, Denis McQuail, and Pippa Norris -- Political roles of the journalist / Thomas E. Patterson -- Transition and democratization: the role of journalists in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union / Ellen Mickiewicz -- Reporting presidential campaigns: a journalist's view / Walter Cronkite -- Government news management / Barbara Pfetsch -- The news shapers: strategic communication as a third force in news making / Jarol B. Manheim -- The role of the press in the health care reform debate of 1993-1994 / Kathleen Hall Jamieson and Joseph N. Cappella -- The public journalism movement and its problems / Michael Schudson -- Public opinion and polling / Kathleen A. Frankovic -- Market research and the audience for political news / Doug Underwood -- Media concentration, economics, and regulation / Robert G. Picard -- The media and public policy / David L. Paletz -- The global impact of new technologies / W. Russell Neuman -- Conclusion: challenges for public policy / Denis McQuail, Doris Graber, and Pippa Norris.

Includes bibliographical references and index.