Politics on demand : the effects of 24-hour news on American politics / Alison Dagnes.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-138) and index.

Introduction : how the media are failing American government -- The media : partisanship, media regulation, and audience reception -- Print media : newspapers, magazines, and book publishing -- Radio : talk, news, and music -- Television : niche programming on broadcast and cable -- The Internet : a series of tubes -- Conclusions.

Examines how Internet has affected news coverage and the mass media in the early twenty-first century, discussing the twenty-four-hour news cycle, and describing the ways politicians have learned to take advantage of the media to promote themselves.