Cycles of Spin - Strategic Communication in the U.s. Congress

Informationen zum Autor Patrick Sellers is currently a Professor of Political Science at Davidson College. He has also taught at Rice University and Indiana University and worked in the U.S. House and Senate in Washington, DC. He is coauthor (with Brian Schaffner) of the forthcoming book Winning with Words: The Origins and Impact of Framing. His research has appeared in the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, Legislative Studies Quarterly, Political Communication, and other leading journals. Klappentext Sellers marshals diverse evidence, resulting in this comprehensive and unprecedented examination of politicians' promotional campaigns and journalists' coverage of those campaigns. Zusammenfassung Sellers examines strategic communication campaigns in the U.S. Congress! arguing that they create cycles of spin: leaders create messages! rank-and-file legislators decide whether to promote those messages! journalists decide whether to cover the messages! and any coverage feeds back to influence the policy process. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. The cycle; 2. Building blocks; 3. Creation; 4. Promotion; 5. Coverage and feedback; 6. Completing the cycle.

Product details

• Authors: Patrick Sellers, Patrick (Davidson College Sellers, Patrick J. Sellers, Sellers Patrick
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.10.2009
• EAN: 9780521135801
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13580-1
• No. of pages: 270
• Series: Communication, Society and Politics; Communication, Society and Pol; Communication, Society and Pol; Communication, Society and Politics
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, Politics & government, United States of America, USA, Political campaigning and advertising, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism, Central / national / federal government, Media, Information & Communication Industries