Political Communication in America

A valuable and sophisticated study of the nature of political communication in advanced societies.                                                    Choice  . . . a good guidebook for political communications specialists and practitioners . . . well worth the time and effort involved in reading and absorbing it.                           Presidential Studies Quarterly  . . . it offers a compendium of virtually everyone, practitioners as well as scholars, who have ever written on the subject.                        American Political Science ReviewThis newly updated revision of a leading work provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the role of communication in American politics. A synthesis of some of the best writings in political communication from the fields of communication, political science, and social psychology, the book examines communication problems and processes common to political institutions and other functions of political life. This edition features completely new chapters and sections devoted to the courts and the processes unique to regional and local politics. Arguments have been condensed and made more accessible to general readers. The entire text has been updated with recent examples. Although the framework for analysis is provided by conventional categories of political activity like the Congress, the mass media, and the presidency, the essential analysis focuses on pivotal communication processes.In Political Communication in America politics is seen as a process centered on the communication of reward and legitimacy. What most Americans know about politics has been communicated to them through their representatives, the press, and the public relations machinery prevalent at all levels of government. This study is concerned with the communication processes that can nurture or starve a nation's political life. Students of political science and communication studies will find Political Communication in America a valuable resource.

Political communication in America

Politics & Social Sciences

Robert E. Denton Jr.

Politics & Government

Praeger

Gary C. Woodward

Anthropology

Beginning in the 1970s, the public has turned to the media for information and guidance in selecting their presidents. Television has become the primary means of getting to know the issues and candidates. This monograph examines the mediazation of the U.S. presidency, as exemplified by President Reagan's role as the great communicator. Specifically, Denton analyzes the use of television as an instrument of image-making and governing, the role of the media in contemporary politics, the impact of television on presidential politics, and the future of the presidency in the age of television. Scholars of communications studies, political science, and American politics will welcome this critical analysis of the primetime presidency.

The Primetime Presidency of Ronald Reagan: The Era of the Television Presidency

This newly updated revision of a leading work provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the role of communication in American politics. A synthesis of some of the best writings in political communication from the fields of communication, political science, and social psychology, the book examines communication problems and processes common to political institutions and other functions of political life. This edition features completely new chapters and sections devoted to the courts and the processes unique to regional and local politics. The entire text has been updated with recent examples. On the first edition: "a valuable and sophisticated study of the nature of political communication in advanced societies." Choice "a good guidebook for political communications specialists and practitioners . . . well worth the time and effort involved in reading and absorbing it." XPresidential Studies Quarterly

Political Communication in America (Praeger Series in Political Communication)

Praeger Pub

The current edition of this excellent, accessible survey of various approaches to persuasion incorporates the sometimes-tumultuous political and national events of the new millennium. It also devotes attention to theories and models that track the flow of influence through the filter of the electronic media and to models of media influence, especially refinements of agenda-setting theory. Those familiar with earlier editions will note that some chapters have been simplified and streamlined, while others have grown to include newer theories and cases. The text equips readers with the tools to handle, in a credible, ethical manner, the enormous diversity of persuasive activities going on around them. Its engaging blend of classical persuasion, social psychology, theory, and practice provides them with a solid foundation to think critically about the persuasion of others and to become effective persuaders themselves.

Persuasion & Influence in American Life

Waveland Press. Inc.

Political Campaign Communication Principles and Practices

Judith S. Trent

Robert V. Friedenberg

Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.

Persuasion and Influence in American Life

Ben Voth

The latest edition of an introductory text on understanding social influence incorporates recent events and pays more attention to theories and models that track the flow of influence through the filter of the electronic media. The role of the Internet, for example, is considered in the context of governmental censorship policies, political campaigns, and advertising. Greater attention also is given to newer models of media influence, especially refinements of agenda-setting theory. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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