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When the Press Fails: Political Power and the News Media from Iraq to Katrina (Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion) (Reprint Edition) by W. Lance Bennett, Regina G. Lawrence, Steven Livingston Paperback, 278 Pages, Published 2008 ISBN-10: 0-226-04285-5 / 0226042855 ISBN-13: 978-0-226-04285-5 / 9780226042855 A sobering look at the intimate relationship between political power and the news media, When the Press Fails argues the dependence of reporters on official sources disastrously thwarts coverage of dissenting voices from outside the Beltway. The result is both an indictment of official spin and |