{"product_id":"the-outrage-industry-political-opinion-media-and-the-new-incivility","title":"The Outrage Industry: Political Opinion Media and the New Incivility","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn early 2012  conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh claimed that Sandra Fluke  a Georgetown University law student who advocated for insurance coverage of contraceptives  \"wants to be paid to have sex.\" Over the next few days  Limbaugh attacked Fluke personally  often in crude terms  while a powerful backlash grew  led by organizations such as the National Organization for Women. But perhaps what was most notable about the incident was that it wasnt unusual. From Limbaughs venomous attacks on Fluke to liberal radio host Mike Malloys suggestion that Bill OReilly \"drink a vat of poison... and choke to death \" over-the-top discourse in todays political opinion media is pervasive.  Anyone who observes the skyrocketing number of incendiary political opinion shows on television and radio might conclude that political vitriol on the airwaves is fueled by the increasingly partisan American political system. But in The Outrage Industry Jeffrey M. Berry and Sarah Sobieraj show how the proliferation of outrage-the provocative  hyperbolic style of commentary delivered by hosts like Ed Schultz  Bill OReilly  and Sean Hannity- says more about regulatory  technological  and cultural changes  than it does about our political inclinations.  Berry and Sobieraj tackle the mechanics of outrage rhetoric  exploring its various forms such as mockery  emotional display  fear mongering  audience flattery  and conspiracy theories. They then investigate the impact of outrage rhetoric-which stigmatizes cooperation and brands collaboration and compromise as weak-on a contemporary political landscape that features frequent straight-party voting in Congress. Outrage tactics have also facilitated the growth of the Tea Party  a movement which appeals to older  white conservatives and has dragged the GOP farther away from the demographically significant moderates whose favor it should be courting. Finally  The Outrage Industry examines how these shows sour our own political lives  exacerbating anxieties about political talk and collaboration in our own communities. Drawing from a rich base of evidence  this book forces all of us to consider the negative consequences that flow from our increasingly hyper-partisan political media.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44952076222517,"sku":"ByrdShop_0199928975","price":50.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780199928972.jpg?v=1770150258","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-outrage-industry-political-opinion-media-and-the-new-incivility","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}