Public Policy and the Mass Media

Abstract

1. Introduction: Mass Media and Public Policy - Is There a Link? - Sigrid Koch-Baumgarten and Katrin Voltmer Part I: Policy Issues, Agendas And The Media 2. Public Policy and The Mass Media: An Information Processing Approach - Bryan D. Jones and Michelle Wolfe 3. Do the Media Shape Parties' Agenda Preferences? An Empirical Study of Party Manifestoes in Belgium (1987-2003) - Stefaan Walgrave And Jonas Lefevere 4. Closing the Circle: A Case Study in the Role of Spin in the Policy Cycle - Neil Gavin 5. Knowledge Culture and Power: Biotechnology and the Popular Press - Pieter Maeseele and Dimitri Schuurrman 6. Aid Organizations, Governments and the Media: The Critical Role of Journalists in Signaling Authority Recognition - Matthias Ecker-Ehrhardt Part II: Policy Institutions, Constellations of Actors and the Media 7. The Media and the Policy Process: A Policy Centric Approach - Robin Brown 8. Contested Processes, Contested Influence: A Case Study of Genetically Modified Food In Britain - Anita Howarth 9. Going Public? (Re)Presentation Of Women's Policy in the Media - Birgit Sauer 10. Public Pushing for Pension Reform? The Short-Term Impact of Media Coverage on Long-Term Policy Making in Germany, Britain and the United States - Christoph Strunck 11. Condemned to Repeat: The Media and the Accountability Gap in Iraq War Policy - Robert M. Entman, Steven Livingston and Sean Aday 12. Conclusion: The Interplay of Mass Communication and Political Decision Making - Policy Matters! - Sigrid Koch-Baumgarten and Katrin Voltmer