Apprehending Politics -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Contemporary American Political Culture and News Media -- 3. Portraits of Individual Political Development -- 4. The Ecology of Individual Political Development and News Media: Relationships, Institutions, and Culture -- 5. The Contours of Political Ideology and Orientation -- 6. Conclusion: Recontextualizing Politics and News Media -- INDIVIDUAL POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT -- NEWS MEDIA: EFFECTS, MEANING MAKING, AND ENVIRONMENT -- Appendix One: Methodological Issues -- Appendix Two: Questionnaire for Participants -- Appendix Three: Partial Interview Protocol -- Appendix Four: Gauging Political Values and Beliefs and Political and Civic Involvement/ Commitment -- Appendix Five: Tracking and Analysis of News Media Sources -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.