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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458254803321

Autore

Foster Steven

Titolo

Political communication [[electronic resource] /] / Steven Foster

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2010

ISBN

1-282-62009-6

9786612620096

0-7486-3114-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Collana

Politics study guides

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Communication in politics

Freedom of speech

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references ([199]-203) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Boxes; Tables; Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Party Political Communication in Historical Perspective; CHAPTER 2 The Modern Communication Strategy; CHAPTER 3 Constituency Campaigning in the Post-Modern Age; CHAPTER 4 Political Advertising; CHAPTER 5 News Management: the Rise of the Spin Doctor; CHAPTER 6 Government Communications; CHAPTER 7 Media Bias; CHAPTER 8 Media Power and Media Effects: Theories and Realities; CHAPTER 9 Media Policy (1): Ownership; CHAPTER 10 Media Policy (2): Content; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This introduction to the study of political communication covers the following subjects:*The history of the media in the UK and the USA including the concentration of ownership and the emergence of new media technologies*The relationship between the media and political parties, especially the effect the media has had on the policies and internal power structures of parties and other organisations such as pressure groups*Media influence on the electorate and the conduct of democratic politics*The constitutional significance of the politics of the mediaThe first part of the book focuses on the s