The news and public opinion :  media effects on civic life / 
 Media effects on civic life 
Max McCombs ... [et al.]. 
 - Cambridge, UK ;  Malden, MA :  Polity Press,  2011. 
 - v, 210 p. ;  21 cm. 
 - Contemporary political communication .
 - Contemporary political communication. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: What is public opinion? -- A changing communication environment -- Reporting the news -- Trust in the news -- The audiences for news -- Focusing public attention -- Learning from the news -- Forming opinions -- Tone of the news -- Political behavior -- What citizens bring to the news -- News influence on civic life -- Assessing the role of news in civic life. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780745645186 0745645186 9780745645193 (pb) 0745645194 (pb) 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>015820808  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Journalism--Social aspects.<br/>Journalism--Political aspects.<br/>Public opinion.<br/>Journalism--Textbooks--Social aspects.<br/>Journalism--Textbooks--Political aspects.<br/>Public opinion--Textbooks.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN 4749  / .N492 2011