Bøker av S. Robert Lichter

This is a behind-the-scenes look at news coverage of political scandals in America. It analyzes what gets reported, what doesn't and why, and looks at the forces driving attack journalism and the influence they have on voters and candidates.

Three experts on research, science, and the media provide an antidote to the statistical overload that has had our heads spinning for years. This revealing book sets the record straight, separating fact from fiction, on such topics as cell phones, missing children, breast implants, AIDS, cancer, radiation, violent crime rates, illegitimate birthrates, and day care crises.

Politics Is a Joke! situates late night comedy in the historical context of political humor and demonstrates how the public turn to this venue for political information, and are in turn affected by it.

This book explores the effect late night political humour has on politicians, agenda-setting, policies, and our political behaviour.

An examination of the controversies surrounding environmental cancer. The authors draw on surveys by cancer researchers and environmental activists to reveal differences between the two groups' viewpoints. They examine these opposing views and document how they are reflected in the media.