Media Syndrome

<p>Over the past 45 years, award-winning sociologist David L. Altheide has illuminated how media formats and media logic affect our understanding of social issues, of how political decisions are made, and of how we relate to each other. In this masterful, summative work, Altheide describes the media syndrome: how these factors shape our expectations of, and reactions to, both public and personal events. Ideal for courses on mass media and political communication, the book</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>provides a detailed description of the media syndrome and its impact on daily life;</li> <p> </p> <li>uses historical and contemporary examples from Watergate to Edward Snowden;</li> <p> </p> <li>includes the changes in the ecology of communication from mass media to social media and its social impact.</li> </ul> <p>Preface and Acknowledgements</p><p>Chapter 1 Introduction</p><p>Chapter 2 The Eagleton and Watergate Stories</p><p>Chapter 3 The Iranian Hostage Crisis, The News Code, and Mediated<b> </b>Diplomacy</p><p>Chapter 4 Gonzo Justice</p><p>Chapter 5 The Missing Children Problem: A Case Study in Media Sensationalism</p><p>Chapter 6 The Gulf War and The Military-Media Complex </p><p>Chapter 7 The Columbine Shootings and Terrorism</p><p>Chapter 8 The Propaganda Project and the Iraq War</p><p>Chapter 9 Consuming Terrorism </p><p>Chapter 10 Mediated Fear: Digital Booty, Wiki Leaks, ISIS, and Ebola</p><p>Notes </p><p>References</p><p>Index</p>