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Book cover image of Television News and the Supreme Court: All the News That's Fit to Air? by Elliot E. Slotnick

Authors: Elliot E. Slotnick, Jennifer A. Segal
ISBN-13: 9780521576161, ISBN-10: 0521576164
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: January 2007
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Elliot E. Slotnick

Book Synopsis

This book offers an in-depth analysis of journalistic attention to the Supreme Court.

Table of Contents

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Acknowledgments
1Television News: A Critical Link between the Supreme Court and the American Public1
2The Supreme Court Beat: A View from the Press16
3Television News and the Supreme Court: Opportunities and Constraints46
4A Tale of Two Cases: Bakke and Webster89
5A Tale of Two Terms: The 1989 and 1994 Court Terms158
6"The Supreme Court Decided Today ..." - or Did It?189
7Which Decisions Are Reported? It's the Issue, Stupid!212
8Television News and the Supreme Court: All the News That's Fit to Air?230
Appendix: Schedule of Interviews245
Notes247
References251
Index257

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