History A-Level
Media influence on politics
What Media influence on politics means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Media influence on politics
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Nightly television coverage of the 444-day hostage ordeal contributed to perceptions of Carter as ineffective.
Topics that use Media influence on politics
- Social and political change, 1973–80 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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