01027pab a2200169 454500 180718b1999 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Schudson, Michael Social origins of press cynicism in portraying politics 1999 p.998-1008 Mar Scholars and journalists both confirm that the U.S. news media have grown increasingly cynical in portraying politics over the past generation. There is an antipolitics bias as well as a corporate tilt toward infotainment. But why? This article argues that journalists' apparent cynicism stems from the same factors that have made news increasingly plentiful, credible, and analytical. These factors include journalists' declining deference to authority, greater professionalism, growing emphasis on thematic coherence, and greater insistence on providing coherent and comprehensive news. - Reproduced Press - United States Press American Behavioral Scientist 41122 41122 41122 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 42, Issue no: 6 AR41498 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR