Members of Congress have increasingly embraced media relations to influence policymaking. In Congress and the Media, Vinson argues that congressional members use the media to supplement their formal powers or to compensate for their lack of power to explain why congressional members go public and when they are likely to succeed in getting coverage. Abstract: Members of Congress have increasingly embraced media relations to influence policymaking. In Congress and the Media, Vinson argues that congressional members use the media to supplement their formal powers or to compensate for their lack of power to explain why congressional members go public and when they are likely to succeed in getting coverage. Table of contents : Content: Cover Congress and the€Media Copyright Dedication Contents List of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Introduction:€Congress Goes Public 2. Four Decades of Going Public in Congress 3. Why Congressional Members Go Public 4. New Paths to Influence:€Broadcast and New Media 5. Congress Responds to the President:€The Case of Social Security Reform 6. Overcoming Institutional Weakness:€The Congressional Black Caucus Goes Public 7. A Tale of Two Senators:€Adapting Public Strategies to Different Goals 8. The Possibilities and Limits of Going Public in Congress Appendix Notess
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