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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461764203321

Titolo

IPolitics : citizens, elections, and governing in the new media era / / [edited by] Richard L. Fox, Jennifer M. Ramos [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012

ISBN

1-107-23033-0

1-139-21010-6

1-139-22480-8

1-280-77482-7

1-139-22308-9

9786613685216

1-139-05989-0

1-139-21828-X

1-139-21519-1

1-139-22137-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 303 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

320.0285/4678

Soggetti

Political participation - Technological innovations - United States

Communication in politics - Technological innovations - United States

Internet in political campaigns - United States

Internet - Political aspects - United States

Mass media - Political aspects - United States

Internet in public administration - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: politics in the new media era / Richard L. Fox and Jennifer M. Ramos -- ; Section I. The Shifting Media Universe and News Consumers: ; 1. More sources, better informed public? new media and political knowledge / Zoe M. Oxley; ; 2. Rethinking television's relationship to politics in the post-network era / Jeffrey Jones; ; 3. Interplay: political blogging and journalism / Richard Davis -- ; Section II. Campaigns and Elections in the New Media Environment: ; 4. YouTube and TV advertising campaigns: Obama versus McCain in 2008



/ Anne Crigler, Marion Just, Lauren Hume, Jesse Mills, and Parker Hevron; ; 5. The rise of web campaigning in Finland / Tom Carlson and Kim Strandberg; ; 6. E-campaigns in Old Europe: observations from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland / Urs Gasser and Jan Gerlach -- ; Section III. Civic Mobilization and Governance in the New Information Age: ; 7. Preaching to the choir or converting the flock: presidential communication strategies in the age of three medias / Matthew A. Baum; ; 8. Twitter and Facebook: new ways for members of Congress to send the same old messages? / Jennifer L. Lawless; ; 9. The dog that didn't bark: Obama, Netroots Progressives, and healthcare reform / Matthew R. Kerbel; ; 10. New media and political change: lessons from internet users in Jordan, Egypt, and Kuwait / Deborah L. Wheeler and Lauren Mintz.

Sommario/riassunto

Politicians rely on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to exercise political power. Citizens around the world also use these tools to vent political frustrations, join political groups and organize revolutions. Political activists blog to promote candidates, solicit and coordinate financial contributions and provide opportunities for volunteers. iPolitics describes the ways in which new media innovations change how politicians and citizens engage the political arena. Among other things, contributors to this volume analyze whether the public's political knowledge has increased or decreased in the new media era, the role television still plays in the information universe, the effect bloggers have had on the debate and outcome of healthcare reform, and the manner in which political leaders should navigate the new media environment. While the majority of contributors examine new media and politics in the United States, the volume also provides a unique comparative perspective on this relationship using cases from abroad.