From Publishers Weekly Los Angeles Times correspondent Rosenstiel strips down layers of spin-doctoring， polling， sound-biting and advertising to reveal the relationship between the press and politics. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information， Inc. From Library Journal In this important book， Rosenstiel， media and politics correspondent for the Los Angeles Times ， dissects in depth the role of network and local TV， cable， radio， satellites， "out of control" polls， and so forth， in the 1992 presidential election. Some strong conclusions emerge: "In politics... perception is reality";"The public had doubts about the private character of Bill Clinton. But they had more doubts about the public character of George Bush"; "Perot came to believe that because the press was unpopular it was also illegitimate.... He was sadly naive"; "People thought the mainstream press and the networks were becoming irrelevant. They were not." As one who produced network coverage of presidential campaigns in 1956， 1960， 1964， and 1968， this reviewer finds the contrasts with 1992 startling and most disquieting. Strange Bedfellows brings that contrast sharply into focus. Recommended for all libraries. Previewed in Prepub Alert， LJ 3/1/92.- Chet Hagan， Berks Cty. P.L. System， Pa.Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information， Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. See all Editorial Reviews