The Conservative Resurgence and the Press

Download or read book The Conservative Resurgence and the Press written by James Brian McPherson and published by Northwestern University Press. This book was released on 2008-07-09 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Consumers of American media find themselves in a news world that has shifted toward more conservative reporting. This book takes a measured, historical view of the shift, addressing factors that include the greater skill with which conservatives have used the media, the media’s gradual trend toward conservatism, the role of religion, and the effects of media conglomeration. The book makes the case that the media have managed to not only enable today’s conservative resurgence but also ignore, largely, the consequences of that change for the American people.