Prime Time Politics

Prime Time Politics explores how television is driven by a very simple logic: In order to succeed television needs an audience. This simple logic has a profound impact on our political world. It affects the way we choose our leaders, the way our leaders lead, and the policies we enact. Beyond examining how television interacts with the audience to shape the workings of elections, the presidency, and Congress, Prime Time Politics also examines how the Internet differs from television and the potential it has to alter our political landscape.