Feeding Frenzy Attack Journalism And American Politics

1991-11-03T19:59:26-05:00https://images.c-span.org/defaults/Capitol_default-image.jpgMr. Sabato discussed his book Feeding Frenzy: How Attack Journalism Has Transformed American Politics. In his book, Mr. Sabato discusses what he sees as the major changes that have occured in modern journalism in recent years. He believes that along with a decline in journalistic ethics, there is an increasing tendency among the media to overscrutenize the private lives of public figures, thus obscuring the genuine political issues.

Feeding Frenzy Attack Journalism & American Politics (Paperback, 2000) n/a on Amazon.com.FREE. shipping on qualifying offers. Feeding Frenzy: Attack Journalism and American Politics by Larry J. Lanahan Pub Inc, 2000. Feeding frenzy: how attack journalism has transformed American politics. Larry Sabato Home. WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help. Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for. How attack journalism has transformed American politics a schema. Combine that attitude with the indiscriminate blood lust of 'piranha in the water,' Sabato writes, and political journalism turns into a 'feeding frenzy'—a phenomenon he defines as 'the press coverage attending any political event or circumstance where a critical mass of journalists leaps to cover the same embarrassing or scandalous subject and pursue it intensely, often excessively, and sometimes uncontrollably.'

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Mr. Sabato discussed his book Feeding Frenzy: How Attack Journalism Has Transformed American Politics. In his book, Mr. Sabato discusses what he sees as the major changes that have occured in modern journalism in recent years. He believes that along with a decline in journalistic ethics, there is an increasing tendency among the media to overscrutenize the private lives of public figures, thus obscuring the genuine political issues. close

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