Table of Contents:
  • U.S. presidential governance and television news: studying media content
  • Presidents versus Congress: the competition for media attention
  • Presidents in good times and bad: covering the economy
  • Presidents in war and peace: covering military and foreign policy
  • "Can't we talk about something else?" covering presidential scandals
  • Competing voices: network television versus newspapers
  • Presidential coverage and the challenges of a changing media.