Media Politics encourages students to examine how the media affect American politics and how politicians influence the media in order get elected, stay in power, and achieve policy goals. Drawing on recent events and the most current research, including the work of Professor Iyengar, Media Politics is the most up-to-date introductory text available. The text is accompanied by a free DVD featuring video-clips of political ads, news stories, speeches, debates, and more (DVD contents). .