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Decisions and images : the Supreme Court and the press

Title
Decisions and images : the Supreme Court and the press / Richard Davis.
Author
Davis, Richard, 1955-
Publication
Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, 1994.

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Description
xiv, 193 pages; 23 cm
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Ch. 1. The Court and the Public. Institutional Objectives. Imagemaking. Communicating for Deference. The Press as Linking Mechanism. Managing the Message -- Ch. 2. Institutionalizing Press Relations -- Ch. 3. Speaking for the Court. The Ritual. The Mechanical Channel. The Screen. The Protector of the Image. The Outsider as Public Information Officer -- Ch. 4. On the Court Beat. The Press Corps. The Pressroom. The Routine. Writing the Decision Story -- Ch. 5. The Invisible Dance. Reporters' Objectives. Justices' Objectives. Choosing the Tactics. The Invisible Dance. Leading the Dance -- Ch. 6. The Supreme Court as News. The Interaction in One Story -- Ch. 7. Shroud or Soundbyte: The Court in the Media Age. Changing Attitudes Toward the Court. Accommodations - Present and Future. Abandoning the Robes. The Permanency of Change. The Court in the Media Age -- A Note on Methodology.
ISBN
0130345059 (paper)
LCCN
93011073
OCLC
  • 28066619
  • ocm28066619
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries