{"product_id":"politics-on-demand-alison-dagnes-9780313382789","title":"Politics on Demand: The Effects of 24-Hour News on American Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis riveting book provides a nonpartisan examination of how the technological changes and financial imperatives of the media have led to an entertainment-driven news system poorly suited to report on American politics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTaking on today's brave new world of political reporting, \u003ci\u003ePolitics on Demand: The Effects of 24-Hour News on American Politics\u003c\/i\u003e examines how the technological changes and financial imperatives of the American media have led to an entertainment-driven news system that cannot meet the needs of a democracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFree of partisan slant and easily accessible to all readers, \u003ci\u003ePolitics on Demand\u003c\/i\u003e explains the evolving media system, showing how politicians use the media to sell themselves and how the media uses politicians to its own advantage. The book demonstrates that, with vast amounts of programming time to fill, the spotlight has shifted away from substantive information to opinion, which, in turn, has helped perpetuate partisan politics. Politicians now have to contort themselves to fit within media confines, and political discourse has become extreme and over-simplified. Combining insider interviews with facts, statistics, anecdotes, and analysis, the author, herself a former C-SPAN producer, argues that the American media has become harmful for our nation and a detriment to our political system.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alison Dagnes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313382786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313382789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.27h x 6.43w x 0.82d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2010 pg. 258","brand":"Alison Dagnes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48152962695423,"sku":"9780313382789","price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_092d532c-3692-4462-a57d-9b4cd0662ec1.jpg?v=1770780372","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/politics-on-demand-alison-dagnes-9780313382789","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}