Suchergebnisse

1. Two Truths -- 2. Upping the Antis: 50 Years of Vilifying Intellectuals, the Government, & the Media -- 3. Money + Tech = Problems: Technological Development, Financial Imperatives, and The Ensuing Media Landscape -- 4. Us vs. Them: Political Polarization and the Politicization of Everything -- 5. Negative Objectives: The Right Wing Media Circle and Everyone Else -- 6. Consequential, Problematic and Perhaps Resolvable

1. Introduction / Alison Dagnes -- 2. Game Changer: The Clinton Scandal and American Sexuality / Cynthia Drenovsky -- 3. The Psychology of Risky Sexual Behavior: Why Politicians Expose Themselves / James D. Griffith -- 4. A Framework for Understanding: Sex Scandals in Comparison / Mark Sachleben -- 5. The Politics, Geography and Constituencies of Political Sex Scandals / Alison Dagnes and Janet Smith -- 6. Men, Mistresses, and Media Framing: Examining Political Sex Scandals / Carrie Sipes -- 7. Love Means Sometimes Having to Say You're Sorry / Richard Knight -- 8. It May Be Wrong, But it's Not a Crime: The negligible legal consequences for the amoral sexual activity of men in public office / Stephanie Jirard -- 9. Hedging the Bet: Constitutional Qualifications for National Public Office / Cynthia Botteron -- Index.

Introduction : how the media are failing American government -- The media : partisanship, media regulation, and audience reception -- Print media : newspapers, magazines, and book publishing -- Radio : talk, news, and music -- Television : niche programming on broadcast and cable -- The Internet : a series of tubes -- Conclusions

"There are many types of political scandals, to include political sex scandals, corruption scandals, and election scandals. All are public events of significant consequence for politicians and for the voting public. As we pay attention to scandal, we ignore more weighty matters and we over-estimate the bad behavior of our elected officials. Political scandals have tremendous consequence on citizenry and might possibly undermine democratic institutions. This volume brings together academics from different backgrounds to explore the impact and long-term effects of political scandals. What makes this book different from others is the wide spectrum of perspectives brought together to help analyze a singular subject."--