H. Prentice BaptisteJeffrey S. Scheuer is the author of two previous books on media and politics, The Sound Bite Society: How Television Helps the Right and Hurts the Left (Four Walls Eight Windows, 1999; Routledge, 2001), a Choice “Outstanding Acadmic Title,” and The Big Picture: Why Democracies Need Journalistic Excellence (Routledge, 2007). He lives in New York City and West Tisbury, Mass. Read More Read Less