Table of Contents

Preface
Part I: THE MAKING OF A NEWS GRAZER
Chapter 1: Why Don’t We Trust Congress and the Media?
News Grazing
The Evolution of Media Choice and Screening
The Birth of News Grazers
News Grazing and Congressional Distrust
Conclusion
Chapter 2: The News Grazer
Selective Exposure
The News-Grazing Decision: Practices and Theories
News Grazing: Trends and Analysis
Conclusion
Chapter 3: News Makers and Producers: The Emergence of Commentary News
Selling the News: Is News a Private or Public Good?
The News Makers
Adaptations and Strategies: Making Commentary News
The News Producers
New Media Strategies: Producing Commentary News
Conclusion
Part II: THE EFFECTS OF NEWS GRAZING
Chapter 4: Partisan News
Understanding News Opinion
Evaluating the Effects of Opinion News
Conclusion
Chapter 5: Breaking News
Understanding News Urgency
The Effects of News Urgency on Attitudes toward Congress
Conclusion
Chapter 6: Fake News
Fake News and Political Trust
Fake Satirical News: Evolution, Audience, and Content
Political Satire and Public Attitudes Toward Congress: Why and How Does Political Satire Matter?
Assessing the Effects of Political Satire on Congressional Cynicism
Conclusion
Chapter 7: Overexposed
A Summary of the News-Grazing Theory
An Overexposed Congress: Does It Matter?
An Overexposed Media: Does It Matter?
Conclusion
Appendix I: Breaking-News Experiment: Pretest/Post-Test Script
Appendix II: Satirical News Experiment: Pretest/Post-Test Script
References
Index
About the Author