Communication in political campaigns / William L. Benoit. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Benoit, William L.

Series:

Frontiers in political communication, 1525-9730 ; v. 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political campaigns--United States.

Political campaigns.

Communication in politics--United States.

Communication in politics.

Campaign speeches--United States.

Campaign speeches.

United States--Politics and government.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ix, 292 p. ) ill. ;

Place of Publication:

New York : Peter Lang, c2007.

Contents:

The nature of political campaigns

The functional theory of political campaign discourse

The role of medium in campaign discourse

The role of source in campaign discourse

The role of context in political campaign discourse

Non-presidential, non-U.S. campaign discourse

News coverage of political campaign

Voters : campaign messages and election outcome

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-282) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-4331-8403-6