Politics and Politicians in Contemporary US Television

Taylor & Francis

Politics and Politicians in Contemporary US TelevisionWashington as Fiction\nAuthor(s): Betty Kaklamanidou, Margaret Tally\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367595913, 978-0367595913\nSynopsis\nBringing together well-established scholars of media, political science, sociology, and film to investigate the representation of Washington politics on [url] television from the mid-2000s to the present, this volume offers stimulating perspectives on the status of representations of contemporary US politics, the role of government and the machinations and intrigue often associated with politicians and governmental institutions. The authors help to locate these representations both in the context of the history of earlier television shows that portrayed the political culture of Washington as well as within the current political culture transpiring both inside and outside of \""The Beltway.\"" With close attention to issues o.