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Processing Politics: Learning from Television in the Internet Age (Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion)by Doris A. Graber
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:How often do we hear that Americans are so ignorant about politics that their civic competence is impaired, and that the media are to blame because they do a dismal job of informing the public? Processing Politics shows that average Americans are far smarter than the critics believe. Integrating a broad range of current research on how people learn (from political science, social psychology, communication, physiology, and artificial intelligence), Doris Graber shows that televised presentationsat their bestactually excel at transmitting information and facilitating learning. She critiques current political offerings in terms of their compatibility with our learning capacities and interests, and she considers the obstacles, both economic and political, that affect the content we receive on the air, on cable, or on the Internet. More and more people rely on information from television and the Internet to make important decisions. Processing Politics offers a sound, well-researched defense of these remarkably versatile media, and challenges us to make them work for us in our democracy. Synopsis:Preface1. Political Television: Puzzles and Problems2. Political Learning: How Our Brains Process Complex Information3. To Know or Not to Know: Questions about Civic Wisdom4. Freeing Audiovisual Technologies from the Gutenberg Legacy5. The Battles over Audiovisual Content6. Making News Selection, Framing, and Formatting More User-Friendly7. Peering into the Crystal Ball: What Does the Future Hold?Appendix: MethodsReferencesIndex About the AuthorDoris A. Graber, professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is the recipient of the American Political Science Association Goodnow Distinguished Service Award. She is author or editor of thirteen books, most recently Media Power in Politics and Information Management in the Public Sphere. Table of ContentsPreface
1. Political Television: Puzzles and Problems 2. Political Learning: How Our Brains Process Complex Information 3. To Know or Not to Know: Questions about Civic Wisdom 4. Freeing Audiovisual Technologies from the Gutenberg Legacy 5. The Battles over Audiovisual Content 6. Making News Selection, Framing, and Formatting More User-Friendly 7. Peering into the Crystal Ball: What Does the Future Hold? Appendix: Methods References Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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