Communicating politics : engaging the public in democratic life / edited by Mitchell S. McKinney ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

McKinney, Mitchell S.

Series:

Frontiers in political communication ; v. 2.

Frontiers in political communication ; v. 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political participation--United States.

Political participation.

United States.

Communication in politics--United States.

Communication in politics.

Physical Description:

viii, 315 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, [2005]

Contents:

The role of communication in civic engagement / Mitchell S. McKinney, Lynda Lee Kaid, and Dianne G. Bystrom

An overview of the state of citizens' knowledge about politics / Michael X. Delli Carpini

An optimistic reassessment of political communication in the United States / Trevor Parry-Giles and Shawn J. Parry-Giles

Communicating the importance of civic participation in census 2000: "How America knows what America needs" / Bey-Ling Sha and LaVerne V. Collins

How government can enhance civic engagement: a perspective / Chester J. Culver

Reflections on Civic engagement I: low voter turnout and the decline of American civic participation / Curtis Gans

Reflections on civic engagement II: Nonvoters: who are America's no-shows? / Ellen Shearer

Communicating politics through the media: what's wrong and how can we fix it? / David L. Paletz

The media participation hypothesis / Erik P. Bucy

Media content and candidate viability: the case of Elizabeth Dole / Dianne G. Bystrom

Public voices on network news: broadening the discussion / Stephanie Greco Larson

Advertising messages: direct candidate to voter communication in the 2000 presidential primaries / L. Patrick Devlin

Visual Manipulations in political spot ads in the 2000 presidential primaries: a source of voter alienation? / Lynda Lee Kaid, Ben Keener, and Mike Chanslor

The Internet and democracy: John McCain's new approach to politicking / Suzanne Larson and Patricia Paystrup

Compaigning in cyberspace: lessons for political communication in the "net" century / James E. Tomlinson

The limitations of E-democracy / Anne Hildreth, Leah A. Murray, and J. Cherie Strachan

Engaging citizens through presidential debates: Does the format matter? / Mitchell S. McKinney

Debate watch: creating a public sphere for the unheard voices / Diana B. Carlin

Reflections on presidential debates I: a presidential debates retrospective / Sander Vanocur

Reflections on presidential debates II: presidential debates help voters find the information they need, when they need it / Edward M. Fouhy

Issues, inclusion, and illusion: the 2000 Republican National Convention reaches out / Marilyn S. Roberts and Guy Golan

Making politics responsive to women: gender, policy, and political participation / Amy B. Caiazza

Engaging the gap: exploring the gender gap and its influence on the 2000 presidential election / Mary Christine Banwart

Courting women voters: candidate message strategies and the gender gap / Ann E. Burnette

Political interest and media use: analyzing the youth vote / Arla Bernstein

Engaging the disengaged: understanding young citizens' political malaise / Julia A. Spiker

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0820455237

OCLC:

52706657