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Preferred term
Congress and journalism
Definition
- As the “People's Branch,” and primary policy-making body for the United States, Congress plays a central role in the American political system, and thus congressional journalism plays a vital role in informing the people about politics and policy so they in turn can better perform their jobs as citizens. Yet Congress is a paradoxical institution, and in many ways congressional journal-ism—indeed, the relationship between Congress and the media generally—is also paradoxical. [Source: Encyclopedia of Journalism; Congress and Journalism]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Congress_and_journalism
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