American Political Scandal - Free Speech, Public Discourse, and Democracy

Informationen zum Autor David R. Dewberry is associate professor of communication at Rider University. In addition to publishing numerous articles on rhetoric and free speech, he has served as editor of the journals First Amendment Studies and Communication Law Review. Klappentext Scandals are pervasive, perplexing, and an all-too-common feature of contemporary political communication; David Dewberry explores the rhetoric of scandal from start to finish, and identifies consistent patterns in how they unfold. Zusammenfassung Scandals are pervasive! perplexing! and an all-too-common feature of contemporary political communication; David Dewberry explores the rhetoric of scandal from start to finish! and identifies consistent patterns in how they unfold. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgements1-Scandalous State of the Union2-The Role of Journalism3-Partisan Discourse Prior to the Smoking Gun4-From Smoking Gun to Impeachment5-Political Martyrdom6-Contemporary Issues and Scandals7-Yesterday, Today, and TomorrowBibliography

Product details

• Authors: David R Dewberry, David R. Dewberry, Dewberry David R.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.08.2015
• EAN: 9781442242913
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-4291-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: Communication, Media, and Politics; Communication, Media, and Poli; Communication, Media, and Politics; Communication, Media, and Poli
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom, 20th Century, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Political control and freedoms, Political Control & Freedoms, political scandal