2007/05/21 by Michael Schudson
Business, Management and Accounting · Social Sciences · #Electoral Systems and Political Participation #Media Studies and Communication #Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
paper · doi:10.1080/10584600701312845
openalex publication_date 2007/05/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29
American journalists filter the world of politics through a set of presuppositions about what politics is and should be. Listing seven presuppositions that undergird political reporting, this article illustrates the “Progressive Era” framework through which U.S. journalists understand politics. The article concludes by identifying several alternative visions of politics and suggests that in practice journalism is sometimes broader in its understanding of politics than a Progressive Era vision would anticipate.