Peepshow: Media and Politics in an Age of Scandal

by Robert S Lichter, Larry J. Sabato, Mark Stencel, et al.

Book Overview

This is a behind-the-scenes look at news coverage of political scandals in America. It analyzes what gets reported, what doesn't and why. The political costs of scandals are mounting, with disaffected voters, discouraged candidates and a news corp distracted from looking at policy issues and debate. The forces driving attack journalism have as much to do with influencing voters and candidates as they do with what the press is organized to report.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742500101
• ISBN13: 9780742500105
• Release Date: February 2000
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Great resource

My daughter read this book to help her write a research paper in her government class. I got curious, so I read it too. Excellent information, with lots of concrete examples of media invading the private lives of public figures. Also gives great examples of public figures wanting to use their private lives as part of their campaigns (for public image-building), and then resenting the intrusion of the media. I look forward to an updated edition, since this was published in 2000.

Sanity at last!

I've been waiting for a book like this for a long time. It offers, at last, a clear-headed and incisive analysis of the whole scandal mess in today's media. It's short, to-the-point, delightful reading that I found tremendously entertaining. Anybody who listens to the daily diet of dirty laundry on the news will love this book.