Examines the effect on modern politics of the new media, which include talk radio, tabloid journalism, television talk shows, entertainment media, and computer

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It would be difficult to find a more interesting topic than the relationship between the news media and politics, especially given that Americans are now living

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Using theory and data, Gainous and Wagner illustrate how online social media is bypassing traditional media and creating new forums for the exchange of politica