Center for Media and Public Affairs
The Center for Media and Public Affairs (CMPA) is a self-described
Research
The CMPA conducts studies of the
The results of the latter are compiled in the CMPA newsletter. CMPA engages in
CMPA conducts
CMPA's signature activity is its "rapid response" studies of media coverage of current issues, which appear quickly enough to influence ongoing public debates, such as presidential campaigns, Senate confirmation hearings, and major policy debates in Congress.[11][12][13]
Although CMPA avoids taking stands on political issues, its studies have sometimes become part of the public debate over the media's role in
CMPA studies of entertainment media have been used by members of the
Media Monitor
Media Monitor was the bi-monthly publication of the Center for Media and Public Affairs, which presented the central findings of one or more research studies on
Funding
The media watchdog group
References
- ^ Political Humor in TV Talk Shows. In Schaefer, Todd and Thomas Birkland, eds. The Encyclopedia of Media and Politics in America Washington DC: CQ Press, 2007
- ^ Niven, D., Lichter, S.R., and Amundson, D: The Political Content of Late Night Comedy. Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, Vol. 8, No. 3 (Summer 2003).
- ^ Peter Johnson, “Rising News Diversity Makes News,” USA Today, Feb. 29, 2000
- ^ Assessing Local Television News Coverage of Health Issues. Menlo Park, CA: Kaiser Family Foundation, 1997.
- ^ Food for Thought: Reporting of Diet, Nutrition and Food Safety. Washington, DC: International Food Information Council, December 2005.
- ^ The Center for Media and Public Affairs. In Schaefer, Todd and Thomas Birkland, eds. The Encyclopedia of Media and Politics in America. Washington DC: CQ Press, 2007
- ^ Lichter, S.R: Ideological Bias. In Wolfgang Donsbach, ed., The International Encyclopedia of Communication. London: Blackwell/ICA, 2008
- ^ Lichter, S.R: "The Presidency and the Press -- Ronald Reagan to George W. Bush." In Stephen Vaughan, ed. The Encyclopedia of American Journalism. New York: Routledge, 2007
- ^ Dye, T., Ziegler, H., and Lichter, S.R: American Politics in the Media Age. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole, 1992. Fourth edition.
- ^ Harold Stanley and Richard Niemi Vital Statistics on American Politics. Washington D.C.: CQ Press, 2008, pp.183-185.
- ^ Lichter, S.R: A Plague on Both Parties: Substance and Fairness in TV Election News. Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics. Vol. 6, No. 3 (Summer 2001) 8-29
- ^ Farnsworth, S. and Lichter, S.R: The Mediated Congress. Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics, Vol 10, no 2 (Spring 2005) 94-107
- ^ Farnsworth, S. and Lichter, S.R: New Presidents and Network News. Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol 34, no 3 (September 2004) 674-690.
- ^ Howard Kurtz, “Media Notes,” Washington Post, July 7, 1992; Rick Schindler, “CBS Vows to Serve Up Chewier Sound Bites,” TV Guide, July 18, 1992
- ^ Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky, Manufacturing Consent. New York: Pantheon, 2002, pp. 2, 26-27
- ^ David Hatch, “Every Four Minutes,” Electronic Media, Sept. 27, 1999
- ^ Don't Blink: Hispanics in Television Entertainment. Washington, DC: National Council of La Raza, April 1996
- OCLC 556100519– via WorldCat.
- ^ "Major Findings" (PDF). Media Monitor. No. IX. December 1995. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 10, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
- ^ Press Release (May 14, 1992). "Study of Bias or Biased Study?". Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ Hart, Peter; Steve Rendall (July–August 1998). "Meet the Myth-Makers: Right-Wing Media Groups Provide Ammo for "Liberal Media" Claims". Extra!. Archived from the original on 2008-05-11. Retrieved 2008-09-29.
- ^ "Clarification," Washington Post, February 9, 2000.
External links
- CMPA Website
- Center for Media and Public Affairs at SourceWatch
- Organizational Profile – National Center for Charitable Statistics (Urban Institute)
- Media Monitor at Center for Media and Public Affairs