Making Sense of Media and Politics av Gadi Wolfsfeld

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<P>In <I>Making Sense of Media and Politics</I>, Gadi Wolfsfeld introduces readers to the most important concepts for examining the interrelationship of media and politics. Five major principles are used to summarize the major arguments: </P><UL><P><LI>Political power can usually be translated into power over all forms of media.</LI><P></P><P><LI>When the powerful lose control over the political environment, they also lose control over all forms of media.</LI><P></P><P><LI>Every political story that appears in every form of media is biased.</LI><P></P><P><LI>All forms of media are primarily dedicated to telling good stories, which can have a major impact on political processes. </LI><P></P><P><LI>Many of the most important effects of the various forms of media on citizens tend to be unintentional and unnoticed. </LI><P></P></UL><P>By identifying these five key principles of political communication, Wolfsfeld examines those who package and send political messages, those who transform po