《ELECTAONIC DEMOCAACY TELEVISION'S IMPACT ON THE AMERICAN POLITICAL PROCESS》

1 McLuhan Revisited: A “Cool” Medium Heats Up the Viewers1

Indochina: The “Vietnam” War4

Wounded Knee, 197311

The 1968 Democratic National convention18

Appendix:2/28/79 Letter from Richard Salant to Dr. Saldich20

2 How TV Governs22

An Overview22

The Dynamics23

A Unique Political Power25

TV and the First Amendment: Government Regulation26

Immediacy versus Civic Order28

Impact on Linear Illiterates29

State Censorship30

Political Television31

Problems36

Reshaping the Political Process38

3 Democracy and Television49

Old Myths and Their Realities49

Low Voter Turnout and Interest Politics50

Politicizing Linear Illiterates53

An Informed Citizenry?57

A Court of Last Resort59

Creating the News59

4 Television and Tyranny61

From Penny Sheets to Powerful Institutions61

Television, Tyranny, and Democracy63

A Tyrant Tyrannized66

Televised Tyranny?67

Media Cross-Ownership68

Linear Illiteracy, TV, And Political Power69

Distorting Reality71

Belief and Power73

Television and Behavior74

Government Control75

Accountability77

Political Reality and TV79

5 Personalizing Power80

Intimacy and Political Credibility80

Presidential Television82

Public Broadcasting and Government Propaganda86

People Power88

6 Watergate: A National Civics Lesson92

Precedent92

A National Civics Lesson93

Televised Coverage94

Authority and Credibility95

“News Management”96

Honesty in Government97

7 Broadcasting Enters and Era of Public Accountability100

Access and Accountability100

Television News Archives101

Compiled Subject Tapes: CBS Control of Government Archives Policy106

8 Policy Considerations110

Bibliography113

Index119

About the Author123