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Introduction: How Real Is Politics? The Mediation Of Political Realities -- Part I: Mass-mediated Politics -- Whats Happening? Tv News Lights The Way -- A Man For All Seasons: The Mediated Contests Of Presidential Campaigning -- The Re-presentation Of History In Popular Culture -- The Fortunes And Misfortunes Of Fame: Women And Political Celebrity In Popular Periodicals -- The Vision From Sunset Boulevard: The Political Fantasies Of Hollywood -- Fantasies Of The Arena: Popular Sports And Politics -- Part Ii: Group-mediated Politics -- Elite Political Fantasies: Groupthink Sources Of Massthink -- Inside-dopesters: The Mediated Realities Of Political Celebrities -- The Fantasies Of Religious Movements: Political Perspectives Of Contemporary Evangelicals -- Devils And Demons: The Group Mediation Of Conspiracy -- Conclusion: The Age Of Fantasy: Fictions, Facts, And Pipedreams. Dan Nimmo, James E. Combs. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. This argues that most people learn about politics from information imparted by mass media and that our opinions are shaped by the sources of that information. The authors also contend that political reality is transformed, or mediated, in

Author

Dan D. Nimmo, James E. Combs

Publisher

Longman Publishing Group

Published

1989

Language

EN

ISBN

9780801302206

Subjects

Sociology, Literary Fiction, Political Science