Communication Campaigns About Drugs
Government, Media, and the Public
Published on 1. February 1989
Book
Hardback
138 pages
978-0-8058-0230-6 (ISBN)
Description
Published in 1989, Communication Campaigns About Drugs is a valuable contribution to the field of Communication Studies.
Reviews / Votes
"...this edited volume includes laudable studies about the media's agenda-setting role on the drug issue....provokes additional questions and serious debate not only about the role of the mass media but about the approach itself."-Journal of Communication
"...provides an excellent review of the literature about the agenda-setting function of the news media....For a statistically oriented book, most of the chapters are surprisingly accessible to undergraduate students."
-CHOICE
"...provides further insight into the complexity of the relationships among the agendas of the public, media and government."
-Journalism Quarterly
"...a useful summary of what is known of media impact on the drug issue."
-Communication Booknotes
"...a welcomed addition to the growing body of literature...should be of interest to those seeking additional information about the nuances of the agenda-setting process."
-Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
364 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8058-0230-6 (9780805802306)
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Person
Pamela J. Shoemaker
Content
Contents: P.J. Shoemaker, Introduction. S.B. Lachter, A. Forman, Drug Abuse in the United States. A. Forman, S.B. Lachter, The National Institute on Drug Abuse Cocaine Prevention Campaign. J.E. Merriam, National Media Coverage of Drug Issues, 1983-1987. S.D. Reese, L.H. Danielian, Intermedia Influence and the Drug Issue: Converging on Cocaine. L.H. Danielian, S.D. Reese, A Closer Look at Intermedia Influences on Agenda Setting: The Cocaine Issue of 1986. P.J. Shoemaker, W. Wanta, D. Leggett, Drug Coverage and Public Opinion, 1972-1986. D.D. Nesbit, Citizen Attitudes Toward Drug Testing: Value Conflict or Concensus? L.D. Johnston, America's Drug Problem in the Media: Is It Real or Is It Memorex? D.L. Shaw, M.E. McCombs, Dealing with Illicit Drugs: The Power -- and Limits -- Of Mass Media Agenda Setting.