{"product_id":"9780745647623-scandal-and-silence-c","title":"Scandal and Silence","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMedia Responses to Presidential Misconduct\u003cbr\u003e* An internationally renowned scholar presents a new theory for understanding the role the media play in political scandals     * Counter to received wisdom, the book argues that the media neglect, rather than pursue, scandals involving politicians     * Uses a broad range of cases from 1988 onwards, including George W.\u003cbr\u003eThis timely and engaging book challenges the conventional wisdom on media and scandal in the United States. The common view holds that media crave and actively pursue scandals whenever they sense corruption. \u003ci\u003eScandal and Silence\u003c\/i\u003e argues for a different perspective. Using case studies from the period 1988-2008, it shows that:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedia neglect most corruption, providing too little, not too much scandal coverage;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScandals arise from rational, controlled processes, not emotional frenzies - and when scandals happen, it’s not the media but governments and political parties that drive the process and any excesses that might occur;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSignificant scandals are indeed difficult for news organizations to initiate and harder for them to maintain and bring to appropriate closure;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor these reasons cover-ups and lying often work, and truth remains essentially unrecorded, unremembered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sometimes, bad behavior stimulates an avalanche of media attention with demonstrable political consequences, yet other times, equally shoddy activity receives little notice. This book advances a theoretical model to explain these differences, revealing an underlying logic to what might seem arbitrary and capricious journalism. Through case studies of the draft and military scandals involving Dan Quayle, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and John Kerry; alleged sexual misconduct of politicians including but not limited to Clinton; and questionable financial dealings of Clinton and George W Bush, the book builds a new understanding of media scandals which will be essential reading for anyone concerned with the relationship between media and democracy today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53567237521782,"sku":"9780745647623","price":54.72,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_31189357.jpg?v=1730922599","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780745647623-scandal-and-silence-c","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}