Journal article
Shaping a Candidate's Image in the Press: Ronald Reagan and the 1980 Presidential Election
Political Research Quarterly, Vol.46(4), pp.783-798
12/1993
DOI: 10.1177/106591299304600406
Abstract
We examined Ronald Reagan's 1980 election campaign to judge the effects of his Issue of the Day (IOD) media management strategy on his image as portrayed in the print and televised news media. The IOD strategy attempts to shape the content and tone of coverage by limiting press access to Reagan, formalizing the relationship, and conveying a single message over extended periods of time. Our analysis shows Reagan had success shaping the content of the press's coverage, but not its tone. We also found that the IOD strategy had greater effects on televised news programs than on the print media.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Shaping a Candidate's Image in the Press: Ronald Reagan and the 1980 Presidential Election
- Creators
- Cary R Covington - UNIVERSITY OF IOWAKent Kroeger - UNIVERSITY OF IOWAGlenn Richardson - UNIVERSITY OF IOWAJ. David Woodard - CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Political Research Quarterly, Vol.46(4), pp.783-798
- Publisher
- Sage Publications; Thousand Oaks, CA
- DOI
- 10.1177/106591299304600406
- ISSN
- 1065-9129
- eISSN
- 1938-274X
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/1993
- Academic Unit
- Political Science
- Record Identifier
- 9983982925802771
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