Rushed to Judgment: Talk Radio, Persuasion, and American Political Behavior

by David Barker

Book Overview

Convenient, entertaining, and provocative, talk radio today is unapologetically ideological. Focusing on Rush Limbaugh--the medium's most influential talk show--Rushed to Judgment systematically examines the politics of persuasion at play on our nation's radio airwaves and asks a series of important questions. Does listening to talk radio change the way people think about politics, or are listeners' attitudes a function of the self-selecting nature...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231118066
• ISBN13: 9780231118064
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 141 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher