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CQ PressInstructors' ResourcesChaptersCh. 1 Logic of American PoliticsCh. 2 The ConstitutionCh. 3 FederalismCh. 4 Civil RightsCh. 5 Civil LibertiesCh. 6 CongressCh. 7 The PresidencyCh. 8 The BureaucracyCh. 9 The JudiciaryCh. 10 Public OpinionCh. 11 Voting, Campaigns and ElectionsCh. 12 Political PartiesCh. 13 Interest GroupsCh. 14 The News MediaAbout the BookAbout the Authors The Logic of American Politics by Samuel Kernell and Gary C. Jacobson

Chapter Fourteen: The News Media

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Web Sites of Broadcast News Outlets
ABC News, BBC News, CBS News, CNN Interactive, Fox News, MSNBC, and PBS's Online NewsHour

Web Sites of Print News Outlets
Los Angeles Times, Newsweek, New York Times, Time, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, and the Washington Post. Also see Campaigns and Elections magazine and Editor and Publisher magazine's MediaLinks for a database of all U.S. newspaper sites. Google provides a nice listing of U.S., international, and foreign news sites.

You Can't Spell "President" without "PR"
The White House runs one of the most influential press relations organizations in the world. Take a closer look at who they are and what they do. This site was assembled to help President George W. Bush's staff learn their new jobs after the 2000 election. Skip down to the section on the White House Press Office and the Office of Communications to read a detailed description of the responsibilities, routines, organizational structures, and functions of these important offices.

Inside Info.
Medianews.org: an excellent source for news and gossip about the media industry

Who's the Source of That Information?
Sources: a "master list" of sources and experts for use by journalists

Yellowed Pages
Pages from the Past--Archiving Early America: scanned images of three early American newspapers, as well as images from America's first continuously published newspaper, the Boston News-Letter. See also exhibits at the Newseum.

Kicking Nixon
Listen to Richard Nixon's famous "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore" speech, discussed on page 529 of your text. http://www.historychannel.com/speeches/archive/speech_205.html

What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been
Read Cows Soil the President's Suit: The Problems of Campaigning on the Road (a memo written during the administration of President Gerald Ford). Be glad you weren't working on this campaign ... they had worse problems than tamales (page 408 of your text). Also, take a look at this site for detailed analyses of the media efforts of recent presidential and congressional campaigns.