This comprehensive, trusted core text on media's impact on attitudes, behavior, elections, politics, and policymaking is known for its readable introduction to

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This comprehensive, trusted core text on media's impact on attitudes, behavior, elections, politics, and policymaking is known for its readable introduction to

A detailed study of presidential election news coverage and its effect on voters focuses on the news audience and the images of candidates.

The Latin-American population has become a major force in American politics in recent years, with expanding influences in local, state, and national elections.