Week 3: Discussion 1 and 2

Readings

1. To successfully complete this week’s assignments, read the following chapters from the text, Mass media and American politics :

· Chapter 5: News Making and News Reporting Routines

· Chapter 6: The Media as Policy Makers

· Chapter 7: The Struggle for Control: News from the Presidency and Congress

· Chapter 8: Media Covering the Justice System and State and Local News