Public Opinion, The Press, And Public Policy

Features of Public Opinion, the Press, and Public Policy

This contributors volume examines the ways in which public opinion affects public policy via the news media Insofar as the media represent or characterize the public they represent or frame policy questions and decisions They conveyaccurately or inaccuratelythe overall climate of public opinion to policymakers and are themselves used as evidence of public opinion by policymakers This work draws together theory and original research concerning the role of the press in shaping public policy and links the fields of journalism mass communications and political scienceThis work will be of interest to scholars and practitioners in journalism communications studies public policy government and political science