Books by Mark J. Rozell

The Press and the Bush Presidency is the third book by political scientist Mark Rozell to examine modern presidential press relations. It offers the first comprehensive review of press coverage of the Bush presidency and a comparative analysis of the relations between modern presidents and the press.

Rozell finds that much of the blame goes to highly negative press coverage of the Congress, and government in general, and that while Congress has always been a favorite target of critics and comedians, healthy skepticism has now largely been replaced by a debilitating cynicism that undermines the foundations of representative government.

As witnessed in the 2004 elections, Americans feel the influence of interest groups today more than ever before. This book focuses specifically on the role of interest groups in elections. It shows that communication channels are the bedrock of interest group leverage on political parties, individual candidates, and voters.