Jeanne Zaino
"The notion that the 'media are failing American government' is not new. What has perplexed lay people and scholars alike for so long, is how and why we got to this point, as well as what can be done to fix it? Three cheers for Alison Dagnes for finally offering us some fresh insight on these questions. Politics on Demand focuses on how technological and financial developments across several media - print, radio, television, and internet - have resulted in the devolution of our politics. It is a chilling, but necessary read, if you want to understand why American politics doesn't and can't work within the current media environment."
— Jeanne Zaino, Professor of Political Science, Iona College
Calvin F. Exoo
"With its focus on changing technology, Alison Dagnes's Politics on Demand is just right for this historical moment. What's more, the book is chock full of the information that any literate American should know about our mass media. Professor Dagnes' prose is clear and very accessible, and just as important, it is lively and funny: students will love this book."
— Calvin F. Exoo, Professor and Chair of Government, St. Lawrence University
Jeanne Zaino
"The notion that the 'media are failing American government' is not new. What has perplexed lay people and scholars alike for so long, is how and why we got to this point, as well as what can be done to fix it? Three cheers for Alison Dagnes for finally offering us some fresh insight on these questions. Politics on Demand focuses on how technological and financial developments across several media - print, radio, television, and internet - have resulted in the devolution of our politics. It is a chilling, but necessary read, if you want to understand why American politics doesn't and can't work within the current media environment."
"The notion that the 'media are failing American government' is not new. What has perplexed lay people and scholars alike for so long, is how and why we got to this point, as well as what can be done to fix it? Three cheers for Alison Dagnes for finally offering us some fresh insight on these questions. Politics on Demand focuses on how technological and financial developments across several media - print, radio, television, and internet - have resulted in the devolution of our politics. It is a chilling, but necessary read, if you want to understand why American politics doesn't and can't work within the current media environment."
—
Jeanne Zaino, Professor of Political Science, Iona College
"With its focus on changing technology, Alison Dagnes's Politics on Demand is just right for this historical moment. What's more, the book is chock full of the information that any literate American should know about our mass media. Professor Dagnes' prose is clear and very accessible, and just as important, it is lively and funny: students will love this book."
—
Calvin F. Exoo, Professor and Chair of Government, St. Lawrence University
