{"id":12316,"date":"2014-11-03T11:40:18","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T16:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/?page_id=12316"},"modified":"2023-12-07T10:07:52","modified_gmt":"2023-12-07T15:07:52","slug":"media-politics-recommended-texts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/media-politics-recommended-texts\/","title":{"rendered":"Media and Politics: Recommended Texts"},"content":{"rendered":"<table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"21%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Verdana; font-size: small;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/TVlogo.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"94\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"53%\">\n<h4 align=\"center\">The Role of Media in Elections:<br \/>\nHelping Students Understand Media&#8217;s Influence<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">by Frank Baker, media educator<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/workshops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Workshops<\/a> available; contact me)<br \/>\n<a title=\"copyright symbol\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a9<\/a>2004<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"26%\">\n<p align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/recmed14.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"131\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong>Recommended Readings\/Texts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/us.sagepub.com\/hi\/nam\/politics-and-the-media\/book268432\">Politics &amp; The Media<\/a> (2021)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Political-Campaigns-Advertising-Media-Literacy\/dp\/0313347557\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1210872990&amp;sr=1-1\">Political Campaigns &amp; Political Advertising: A Media Literacy Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.routledge.com\/Thinking-Critically-about-Media-and-Politics\/Lazere\/p\/book\/9781612052748?utm_source=cjaffiliates&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;cjevent=dfc55151f15711eb82ae66120a82b838\">Thinking Critically About Media &amp; Politics <\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Attack-Politics-Negativity-Presidential-Government\/dp\/070061561X\/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1211675893&amp;sr=1-7\">Attack Politics: Negativity in Presidential Campaigns Since 1960<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/press.princeton.edu\/titles\/8642.html\">Picture Perfect: Life in The Age of the Photo Op<\/a> (2008)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.press.uchicago.edu\/cgi-bin\/hfs.cgi\/00\/265282.ctl\">Inside the Presidential Debates<\/a> (2008)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.temple.edu\/tempress\/titles\/1922_reg.html\">Campaign Advertising and American Democracy<\/a> (2007)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.com\/catalog\/display.pperl?isbn=9781400065660\">UnSpun <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randomhouse.com\/catalog\/display.pperl?isbn=9781400065660\">Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation <\/a>(2007)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lexingtonbooks.com\/Catalog\/Eur\/SingleBook.shtml?command=Search&amp;db=^db\/CATALOG.db&amp;eqSKUdata=073911395X\">If Kids Could Vote: Children, Democracy, and the Media<\/a> (2007)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Images-Issues-Attacks-Presidential-Communication\/dp\/0739115464\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1211686363&amp;sr=1-1\">Images, Issues, and Attacks: Television Advertising by Incumbents and Challengers in Presidential Elections (Lexington Studies in Political Communication)<\/a>\u00a0(2006)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.wwnorton.com\/college\/titles\/polisci\/mediapol\/highlights.htm\">Media Politics: A Citizen\u2019s Guide<\/a> (2006)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heinemannlibrary.com\/products\/title.asp?id=1403476535\">Political Manipulation: The World of Spin <\/a>(2006) Grades 6-8<br \/>\nHeinemann Library, Influence &amp; Persuasion Series<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Campaigning-Hearts-Minds\/dp\/0226069893\/sr=1-100\/qid=1156995603\/ref=sr_1_100\/104-9347716-9736761?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books\">Campaigning for Hearts and Minds: How Emotional Appeals in Political Ads Work<\/a>(2006)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenwood.com\/catalog\/C8510.aspx\"><span id=\"lblTitle\">Mudslingers<\/span> <span id=\"lblSubTitle\">The Top 25 Negative Political Campaigns of All Time<br \/>\nCountdown from No. 25 to No. 1 <\/span><\/a><span id=\"lblSubTitle\">(2006)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lights-Camera-Campaign\/dp\/0820468312\/sr=1-1\/qid=1156995273\/ref=pd_bbs_1\/104-9347716-9736761?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books\">Lights, Camera, Campaign!: Media, Politics, and Political Advertising<\/a> (2004)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abc-clio.com\/products\/overview.aspx?productid=108777&amp;viewid=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Media and Politics In America: A Reference Handbook<\/a>\u00a0 (2003)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/0742519066\/qid=1078351625\/sr=1-1\/ref=sr_1_1\/102-3330821-0409738?v=glance&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Nightly News Nightmare: Network Television&#8217;s Coverage of U. S. Presidential Elections<\/a>, 1988-2000 (2003)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0534533647\/104-5130990-7557548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\nThe Interplay of Influence: News, Advertising, Politics and the Mass Media<br \/>\n<\/a>(2001)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/0275940713\/qid=1102604889\/sr=8-2\/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl14\/002-1269204-3667265?v=glance&amp;s=books&amp;n=507846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Videostyle in Presidential Campaigns : Style and Content of Televised Political Advertising<\/a> (2000)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/0465036279\/qid=1102605829\/sr=8-1\/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl14\/002-1269204-3667265?v=glance&amp;s=books&amp;n=507846\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Everything You Think You Know About Politics..And Why You&#8217;re Wrong<\/a>\u00a0 (2000)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0130264040\/qid=1102606498\/sr=2-1\/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1\/002-1269204-3667265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Press and American Politics\u00a0 The New Mediator<\/a> (3rd Ed, 2000)<\/li>\n<li>The Image-Is-Everything Presidency (Dilemmas in American Leadership, 1999)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/0306456281\/qid=1030472583\/sr=1-3\/ref=sr_1_3\/102-2075972-1487315?v=glance&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Poison Politics: Are Negative Campaigns Destroying Democracy?<br \/>\n<\/a>(1997) read excerpt <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kamber.com\/excerpt.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0195089421\/qid=1029265032\/sr=1-1\/ref=sr_1_1\/104-5130990-7557548\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Packaging the Presidency: A History &amp; Criticism of\u00a0 Presidential\u00a0 Campaign Advertising <\/a>3rd Ed 1996<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/tg\/detail\/-\/0684822849\/qid=1030472484\/sr=1-3\/ref=sr_1_3\/102-2075972-1487315?v=glance&amp;s=books\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Going Negative: How Political Advertisements Shrink &amp; Polarize The Electorate<\/a><br \/>\n(1995) read excerpt <a href=\"http:\/\/pcl.stanford.edu\/common\/docs\/research\/iyengar\/1996\/goingneg.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li>In &#8220;Media&#8221; Res: Readings In Mass Media &amp; American Politics (1995)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alibris.com\/booksearch.detail?S=R&amp;bid=9729891514&amp;cm_mmc=shopcompare-_-base-_-aisbn-_-na\">American Politicians: Photographs From 1843 to 1993<\/a> \u00a0 (1994)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/pcl.stanford.edu\/common\/docs\/research\/iyengar\/1996\/goingneg.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0679755101\/qid=1102606708\/sr=2-1\/ref=pd_ka_b_2_1\/002-1269204-3667265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Out of Order<\/a>, Thomas Patterson (1994)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/0023599650\/104-4877580-2537505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Media Game\u00a0\u00a0 American Politics In The Television Age <\/a>(1993)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/damnedspots.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Damned Spots: A Defense of Thirty Second Campaign Ads<\/a> (1992)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gpn.unl.edu\/cml\/cml_product.asp?catalog%5Fname=GPN&amp;category%5Fname=The+Spot+%283rd+Edition%29&amp;product%5Fid=1493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Spot: The Rise of Political Advertising on Television<\/a> (1992)<\/li>\n<li>Strange Bedfellows-How TV And the Presidential Candidates Changed American Politics, 1992<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/click.scholastic.com\/teacherstore\/catalog\/product\/product.jhtml;clsid=TWIBTTX01PKCWCQVAJWCFFIKCUBKMIV4?skuid=sku51375&amp;catid=cat517&amp;catType=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/electionbook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"118\" height=\"156\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/click.scholastic.com\/teacherstore\/catalog\/product\/product.jhtml;clsid=TWIBTTX01PKCWCQVAJWCFFIKCUBKMIV4?skuid=sku51375&amp;catid=cat517&amp;catType=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\nCandidates, Campaigns &amp; Elections<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0Projects, Activities, Literature Links<br \/>\n(Scholastic, Grades 4-8, ISBN: 0-439-16055-3)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cqpressbookstore.com\/masmedandamp1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mass Media and American Politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The FAIR Reader: an EXTRA! Review of Press and Politics In the 90&#8217;s<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/image.eastmanhouse.org\/files\/GEH_1984_27_03.pdf\">Photographing the American Presidency<\/a> (1984)<\/li>\n<li>Press, Party and Presidency (1981)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Role of Media in Elections: Helping Students Understand Media&rsquo;s&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[190],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-12316","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-media-and-politics"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12316"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30284,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12316\/revisions\/30284"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.frankwbaker.com\/mlc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}