The News Media as a Political Institution
Effects of News Content: Beyond All or Nothing
2. Understanding Media Influence in Politics
Core Norms of the News Profession
Realistic Norms and Their Implications
Financial Constraints in Journalism
Independent Media Influence: The Case of Horse-Race Election Coverage
3. The Theory of Conditional Media Influence
Dependent Variables: Two Types of Economic News
Measuring Economic Reality
Media Influence in the Economic Realm
5. Foreign Conflicts News
News Coverage of the Supreme Court
Other Predictors: Independent vs. Spurious Media Influence
The Future: News, Public Opinion, and the Internet