TY  - ADVS
AU  - Ericsson,Susan
AU  - Lewis,Justin
TI  - Constructing public opinion: how politicians and the media misrepresent the public 
SN  - 1893521427
U1  - 303.380973 
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Northampton, MA
PB  - Media Education Foundation
KW  - Medios de comunicación de masas y opinión pública
KW  - Estados Unidos
KW  - Opinión pública
N1  - Based on Justin Lewis´s book: Constructing public opinion; Full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio); Originally produced in 2001; Political perceptions -- Economic forces -- Media coverage -- The phantom liberal -- Military omissions -- Democratic ideals; Director/editor, Susan Ericsson; Presenter, Justin Lewis
N2  - The media regularly use public opinion polls in their reporting of important news stories. But how exactly do they report them and to what end? In this interview, Professor Justin Lewis demonstrates the way in which polling data are themselves used by media to not just reflect what Americans think but instead to construct public opinion itself. Addressing issues such as the role the media play in ´manufacturing consent´ for political elites, what polls really tell us about public opinion, and what Americans actually think about politics, the program provides a new way to think about the relationship between politics, media and the public
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