Political communication / Steven Foster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Foster, Steven.

Series:

Politics study guides.

Politics study guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communication in politics.

Freedom of speech.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This introduction to the study of political communication covers the following subjects:*The history of the media in the UK and the USA including the concentration of ownership and the emergence of new media technologies*The relationship between the media and political parties, especially the effect the media has had on the policies and internal power structures of parties and other organisations such as pressure groups*Media influence on the electorate and the conduct of democratic politics*The constitutional significance of the politics of the mediaThe first part of the book focuses on the s

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Boxes; Tables; Preface; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Party Political Communication in Historical Perspective; CHAPTER 2 The Modern Communication Strategy; CHAPTER 3 Constituency Campaigning in the Post-Modern Age; CHAPTER 4 Political Advertising; CHAPTER 5 News Management: the Rise of the Spin Doctor; CHAPTER 6 Government Communications; CHAPTER 7 Media Bias; CHAPTER 8 Media Power and Media Effects: Theories and Realities; CHAPTER 9 Media Policy (1): Ownership; CHAPTER 10 Media Policy (2): Content; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references ([199]-203) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-62009-6

9786612620096

0-7486-3114-3

OCLC:

638860095