Media Politics: A Citizen's Guide (Fourth Edition)

Provides crucial context for important recent developments

Have the 2016 elections and Trump presidency ushered in a new era in political communication? Iyengar helps students see how dramatic developments like claims of “fake news,” allegations of Russian election meddling via social media, and Donald Trump’s attacks on mainstream news outlets fit into a larger understanding of the media’s role in democracy.

• Tweeting to Power: The Social Media Revolution in American Politics (Oxford Studies in Digital Politics)
• Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations
• The MoveOn Effect: The Unexpected Transformation of American Political Advocacy (Oxford Studies in Digital Politics)
• News: The Politics of Illusion, Tenth Edition
• Mass Media and American Politics
• Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business
• When the Press Fails: Political Power and the News Media from Iraq to Katrina (Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion)
• Trump and the Media (The MIT Press)
• Public Opinion
• Public Policy: Politics, Analysis, and Alternatives