Table of Contents:
  • Press politics in America : the case of the Iraq war
  • The semi-independent press : a theory of news and democracy
  • None dare call it torture : Abu Ghraib and the inner workings of press dependence
  • The news reality filter : why it matters when the press fails
  • Managing the news : spin, status, and intimidation in the Washington political culture
  • Toward an independent press : a standard for public accountability