Media & Public Affairs Book Series
About the Media & Public Affairs Books Series
Books in the Media & Public Affairs series explore the complex relationship between knowledge and power in American democracy by examining what citizens and public officials know, where they get their information, how they use that information to act, and the differences that information makes within our government and society.
Published by LSU Press and the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs at the Manship School of Mass Communication, Media and Public Affairs books are of interest to general readers and political professionals, as well as academics and students. They relate to some modern phenomenon of mass media and public affairs; they sometimes include historical context, but are not antiquarian in topic or appeal. They take a proactive approach -- that is, they not only identify problems in the public sphere of politics and mass media but also advocate solutions or new ideas. They are books that researchers, policymakers, concerned citizens, and professional practitioners would find equally enlightening and useful.
In short, these books emphasize turning ideas into actions.
To submit a proposal or for more information, contact:
Robert Mann
Professor, Manship Chair
Professorship in Media & Public Affairs
240 Hodges Hall
(225) 578-2053
bobmann@lsu.edu
For sales inquiries, please contact:
James D. Wilson, Jr. (LSU Press)
jwilson4@lsu.edu
225-578-8282
Recent Publications
In order from most to least recent
Covering Politics in the Age of Trump
How Public Policy Impacts Racial Inequality
Reporting the Cuban Revolution: How Castro Manipulated American Journalists
Working Congress: A Guide for Senators, Representatives, and Citizens
Freeing the Presses: The First Amendment in Action
Money, Power, and Elections: How Campaign Finance Reform Subverts American Democracy
Propaganda and American Democracy
African American Foreign Correspondents: A History
Political Polling in the Digital Age
Falling Up: How a Redneck Helped Invent Political Consulting
Telling Others What to Think: Recollections of a Pundit