Negative campaigning / Margaret Haerens, book editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Haerens, Margaret, editor.

Series:

At issue. American politics.

At issue

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Congress. Senate--Elections--Juvenile literature.

United States.

Political campaigns--United States.

Political campaigns.

Advertising, Political--United States.

Advertising, Political.

Mass media--Political aspects--United States.

Mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (97 pages).

Place of Publication:

Farmington Hills, Mich. : Greenhaven Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"At Issue: Negative Campaigning: Books in this anthology series focus a wide range of viewpoints onto a single controversial issue, providing in-depth discussions by leading advocates, a quick grounding in the issues, and a challenge to critical thinking skills"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. Negative campaigning is effective / Drew Westen

2. Despite the bluster, negative campaign ads ineffective / Peter Callaghan

3. Negative campaigning undermines american democracy / Todd Phillips

4. Negative campaigning is essential to winning elections / Andy Lewandowski

5. Political mudslinging : does it work? / Judy Beaupre

6. Fact-checking does not stop negative campaigning / David Corn

7. Social media does not act as a check on negative campaigning / Caleb Garling

8. The Citizens United decision will increase negative political ads / John Nichols and Robert W. McChesney

9. Why citizens united has nothing to do with what ails american politics / Ilya Shapiro

10. Super PACs spur negative political advertising and distort American politics / Richard L. Hasen

11. Super PACs benefit politics and do not lead to nastier campaigns / Jonathan Alter.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-92) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780737776461

0737776463

OCLC:

930684344