Echo chamber : Rush Limbaugh and the conservative media establishment / Kathleen Hall Jamieson, Joseph N. Cappella.

Author/creator Jamieson, Kathleen Hall
Other author Cappella, Joseph N.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Descriptionxvi, 301 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents How the conservative opinion media attack the democratic opposition -- How the conservative opinion media defend conservatism -- Conservative opinion media : the players -- The conservative opinion media as opponents of liberalism and custodians of the Reagan narrative -- Effects of an echo chamber -- Speaking to the Republican base : an analysis of conservative media's audience -- Vetting candidates for office -- Stirring emotion to mobilize engagement -- Framing and reframing the mainstream media -- Engendering and reinforcing distrust of mainstream media -- Defining and defending an insular interpretive community -- Balkanization of knowledge and interpretation -- Distortion and polarization -- Conclusion: Echo chamber : cause for concern or celebration?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2008003855
ISBN9780195366822 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN0195366824 (hardback : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks PN 1991.4.L48 J36 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold