Performing politics : media interviews, debates and press conferences / Geoffrey Craig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Craig, Geoffrey, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in politics.

Mass media--Political aspects.

Mass media.

Physical Description:

xii, 203 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity Press, 2016.

Summary:

For successful political leaders, public speaking is only half the battle. A good politician must also be a competent performer. Whether facing critical questions in an interview, posturing in a leaders' debate, or conversing on a daytime chat show success is reliant upon a candidate's ability to dramatically but authentically impart a strong individual identity. In this innovative analysis, Geoffrey Craig looks at the interrogative exchanges between politicians and journalists. The power struggles and evasions in these encounters often leave the public exasperated, but it is the politicians' negotiation of these struggles that determines success. Drawing on analyses of the language and performances of leaders such as Barack Obama and David Cameron, Craig examines the particular kinds of interactions that occur across political interviews, debates, conferences, and talk shows. The political games that take place between politicians and journalists, he argues, constitute the true theatre of politics. Engaging and insightful, Performing Politics will appeal to students and scholars of journalism, politics, linguistics, and media studies, as well as anyone concerned about the quality of contemporary political communication. Book jacket.

Contents:

Mediated political performance

Political games

Political interviews

Leaders' debates

Press conferences

Current affairs forum television

Political celebrity interviews.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780745689616

0745689612

9780745689623

0745689620

OCLC:

931860282