Political Communication / / Steven Foster.
GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748625710);This introduction to the study of political communication is divided into two sections. The first part focuses on the social context and includes detailed analysis of the processes of political communication today, as well as the impact of these...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2010 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Politics Study Guides : PSG
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- 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 |
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Summary: | GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748625710);This introduction to the study of political communication is divided into two sections. The first part focuses on the social context and includes detailed analysis of the processes of political communication today, as well as the impact of these on parties, pressure groups and government. Developments in the US are considered alongside those in the UK. The second part places media politics in their constitutional context, covering issues such as open government and freedom of expression, freedom of information, privacy and human rights. Attempts by the governments of the UK and the US to manipulate and control the media are also explored. Key FeaturesCovers the history of the media in the UK and the USA including the concentration of ownership and the emergence of new media technologiesExplores 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 groupsConsiders the media influence on the electorate and the conduct of democratic politicsExplains the constitutional significance of the politics of the media" |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780748631148 9783110780468 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9780748631148 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Steven Foster. |