{"product_id":"governing-with-the-news-second-timothy-e-cook-9780226115016","title":"Governing with the News, Second Edition: The News Media as a Political Institution","description":"The ideal of a neutral, objective press has proven in recent years to be just that--an ideal. In \u003ci\u003eGoverning with the News, \u003c\/i\u003e Timothy E. Cook goes far beyond the single claim that the press is not impartial to argue that the news media are in fact a political institution integral to the day-to-day operations of our government. This updated edition includes a new afterword by the author, which pays close attention to two key developments in the twenty-first century: the accelerating fragmentation of the mass media and the continuing decline of Americans' confidence in the press. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Provocative and often wise. . . . Cook, who has a complex understanding of the relationship between governing and the news, provides a fascinating account of the origins of this complicity.\"--James Bennet, \u003ci\u003eWashington Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eGoverning with the News\u003c\/i\u003e] addresses central issues of media impact and power in fresh, illuminating ways. . . . Cook mines a wealth of historical and organizational literature to assert that the news media are a distinct political institution in our democratic system.\"--Robert Schmuhl, \u003ci\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Timothy E. Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226115011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226115016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.06w x 0.77d","brand":"Timothy E. Cook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44128424755455,"sku":"9780226115016","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7989975b-23eb-4ac6-9b6c-50404776a7e1.jpg?v=1687458626","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/governing-with-the-news-second-timothy-e-cook-9780226115016","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}