Aufsatz(gedruckt)#11979
NETWORK NEWS COVERAGE OF CONGRESS
In: Political science quarterly: PSQ ; the journal public and international affairs, Band 94, Heft 3, S. 407-418
ISSN: 0032-3195
ARTICLE SEEKS TO DISCOVER WHAT NETWORK NEWS HAS BEEN SAYING ABOUT THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH GENERALLY. DATA WERE ISOLATED FROM PRINTED ABSTRACTS PROVIDED BY VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY TELEVISION NEWS ARCHIVE FOR FIVE WEEKS IN EARLY 1976. FINDINGS INCLUDE: GREATER COVERAGE IS PROVIDED THE SENATE; THE MOST FREQUENT TYPE OF COVERAGE INVOLVES "COMMITTEE ACTION", AND ALL COVERAGE WAS "NEGATIVE".