{"product_id":"9780684867724","title":"The Control Room","description":"Author: Martin Plissner\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780684867724\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Free Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 08 May 2001\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho will determine what Americans are thinking when they cast their votes in the year 2000? \u003cbr\u003e\n\n Martin Plissner, former political director of CBS News, has played a central role in the network coverage of every presidential campaign since 1964. In \u003ci\u003eThe Control Room,\u003c\/i\u003e he shows how all the elements of our nation's greatest contest -- the primaries, the conventions, the counting of the ballots --are shaped by the networks' struggle for supremacy in today's media-intensive age. From the earliest announcements to the final swearing-in, those inside the control rooms determine what Americans care about when they enter the polling booths and whom the country ultimately sends to the Oval Office.","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46871657611422,"sku":"HPC-9780684867724","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780684867724.jpg?v=1779618403","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780684867724","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}