Packaging politics : political communications in Britian's media democracy / Bob Franklin.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Franklin, Bob, 1949-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Communication in politics--Great Britain.
• Communication in politics.
• Communication--Political aspects.
• Public relations and politics.
• Great Britain.
• Mass media--Political aspects--Great Britain.
• Mass media--Political aspects.
• Public relations and politics--Great Britain.
• Communication--Political aspects--Great Britain.
• Great Britain--Politics and government--1997-2007.
• Politics and government.

Physical Description:

viii, 279 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

London : Arnold ; New York : Distributed in the U.S.A. by Oxford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

This book examines the various ways in which politicians, spin doctors and special advisors, in political parties, in central and local government and in Parliament have become increasingly enthusiatic and effective in using mass media to present and promote themselves and their policies to the public. This thorougly revised, updated, and authoritative study of political communications in Britian draws on interviews with journalists and politicians and recent academic studies, and government reports to show how the use of media to inform, shape and manage public discourse has become a crucial, potentially troublesome component of modern statecraft.

Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-266) and index.
• Previous ed.: London: Edward Arnold, 1994.

ISBN:

0340761946

OCLC:

53391616