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Lapdogs : how the press rolled over for Bush

Title
Lapdogs : how the press rolled over for Bush / Eric Boehlert.
Author
Boehlert, Eric.
Publication
New York : Free Press, [2006], ©2006.

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Description
xii, 333 pages; 24 cm
Summary
"Lapdogs is the first book to demonstrate that, for the entire George W. Bush presidency, the news media have utterly failed in their duty as watchdog for the public. Eric Boehlert reveals how, time after time, the press chose a soft approach to covering the government, and as a result reported and analyzed crucial events incompletely and even inaccurately." "Boehlert homes in on the reasons the press did not do its job: a personal affinity for Bush that journalists rarely displayed toward his predecessor, Bill Clinton; a Republican White House that threatened to deny access to members of the media who asked challenging questions or voiced criticism; and a press that feared being tainted by accusations of liberal bias. Moreover, journalists - who may have wanted to report accurately on the important stories - often found themselves at cross-purposes with media executives, many of whom were increasingly driven by economic concerns. Cowed by all of these factors, the media abandoned their traditional role of stirring up meaningful public debate."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-315) and index.
Contents
Introduction : afraid of the facts -- Ch. 1. From the Big Apple to the Big Easy -- Ch. 2. Watching the White House play hardball -- Ch. 3. Noted at ABC -- Ch. 4. The press haters -- Ch. 5. The war over PBS -- Ch. 6. First lieutenant Bush -- Ch. 7. Attack of the Swifties -- Ch. 8. 'This is scripted' -- Ch. 9. Lost on Downing Street -- Ch. 10. The MSM goes to war -- Ch. 11. Still afraid of the facts.
ISBN
0743289315
LCCN
  • 2006045407
  • 9780743289313
OCLC
  • OCM67393024
  • SCSB-5247044
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries