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The little book of campaign etiquette : for everyone with a stake in politicians and journalists / Stephen Hess ; introduction by Judith Martin.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Hess, Stephen, author.
Contributor:
Martin, Judith, writer of introduction.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Political campaigns--United States.
Political campaigns.
Government etiquette--United States.
Government etiquette.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (179 pages) : illustrations
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Washington, District of Columbia : Brookings Institution Press, 2000.
Summary:
Revised and updated just in time for the 2000 campaign, this shrewd and amusing series of observations provides a political etiquette for campaign behavior on the part of both politicians and journalists. Features illustrations by America's foremost political cartoonists, including Herblock, Paul Conrad, Jeff McNally, Don Wright, Garry Trudeau, Jim Borgman, Mike Peters, Tom Toles, Mike Luckovich, Steve Benson, and Walt Handelsman. "Stephen Hess has stepped into the breach with answers to questions that ought to be more frequently asked...This breezy book is likely to be of interest to anyone who follows - or worries about - the state of the nation's political discourse." - USA Today.
Contents:
Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright Information
Acknowledgments
Contents
Introduction
Etiquette
Advertising
Anonymous Sources
Bias
Conflict of Interest
Consultants (for Candidates)
Consultants (for Journalists)
Conventions
Corrections
Cyberpolitics
Debates (Format)
Debates (News Coverage)
Disclosure
Election Night
Endorsements
Families
Focus Groups
Free TV
Front Loading
Gender
Health
Horse Race
Labels
Local TV News
Lying (for Journalists)
Lying (for Politicians)
Metaphors
Money
News Councils
Platform
Polls (for Journalists)
Polls (for Politicians)
Predictions
Push Polls
Revolving Door
Sex Scandals
Sound Bites
Straw Polls
Talk Radio
Vocabulary
Voters
Winning and Losing
For Additional Information
Back Cover.
Notes:
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9780815717706
0815717709
OCLC:
957125618

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