Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Part I. Introduction
Chapter 1. Carter's Day: "He'd Rather Not Have Been in Philadelphia"
Chapter 2. Press Watching in Campaign '80: Hows and Whys
Part II. Findings
Chapter 3. Objectivity: Most Objections Overruled
Chapter 4. Access: Equal Time for Equal Actors
Chapter 5. Fairness: Network Fear of Flacking
Chapter 6. Seriousness: More is Less
Chapter 7. Comprehensiveness: "Losing" the Vice-Presidency and the Congress
Chapter 8. Covering the "Official" Presidency: "Prime-Time" Minister
Part III: Conclusions and Implications
Chapter 9. Old News, New Media: Hard-Core Comparisons
Chapter 10. Explaining the Differences: Four Theories of Press Behavior
Chapter 11. Implications for Candidates and the Press: Coping with Each Other
Chapter 12. Implications for Us All: Are We What We Eat?
Chapter 13. Reprise: Reviewing the Day's Top Stories
Notes
Index