Mediated Presidency

Stephen J. Farnsworth is associate professor of political science at the University of Mary Washington and a former newspaper journalist. S. Robert Lichter is professor of communication at George Mason University, where he directs the Center for Media and Public Affairs, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media research organization.

• Chapter 1 U.S. Presidential Governance and Television News: Studying Media ContentChapter 2 Presidents versus Congress: The Competition for Media AttentionChapter 3 Presidents in Good Times and Bad: Covering the EconomyChapter 4 Presidents in War and Peace: Covering Military and Foreign PolicyChapter 5 "Can't We Talk about Something Else?" Covering Presidential ScandalsChapter 6 Competing Voices: Network Television versus NewspapersChapter 7 Presidential Coverage and the Challenges of a Changing Media

At last we have a book that details how the news media cover the presidency and how that coverage changes with the White House occupant and national conditions. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in the presidency or the media. For that matter, it's a must-read for anyone who seeks to understand contemporary American politics.