Performing Politics: Media Interviews, Debates and Press Conferences

Informationen zum Autor Geoffrey Craig is Professor of Communication Studies and Head of Research in the School of Communication Studies at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) Klappentext For successful political leaders, public speaking is only half the battle. A good politician must also be a competent performer. Whether facing critical questions in an interview, posturing in a leaders' debate, or conversing on a daytime chat show, success is reliant upon a candidate's ability to dramatically but authentically impart a strong individual identity.In this innovative analysis, Geoffrey Craig looks at the interrogative exchanges between politicians and journalists. The power struggles and evasions in these encounters often leave the public exasperated, but it is the politicians' negotiation of these struggles that determines success. Drawing on analyses of the language and performances of leaders such as Barack Obama and David Cameron, Craig examines the particular kinds of interactions that occur across political interviews, debates, conferences, and talk shows. The political games that take place between politicians and journalists, he argues, constitute the true theatre of politics.Engaging and insightful, Performing Politics will appeal to students and scholars of journalism, politics, linguistics, and media studies, as well as anyone concerned about the quality of contemporary political communication. Zusammenfassung For successful political leaders, public speaking is only half the battle. A good politician must also be a competent performer. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgements 9 Chapter 1 Mediated Political Performance 16 Chapter 2 Political Games 36 Chapter 3 Political Interviews 58 Chapter 4 Leaders' Debates 83 Chapter 5 Press Conferences 108 Chapter 6 Current Affairs Forum Television 132 Chapter 7 Political Celebrity Interviews 154 Conclusion 178 References 189 Index 209 ...

Product details

• Authors: G Craig, Geoffrey Craig
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2016
• EAN: 9780745689616
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-8961-6
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: CPC - Contemporary Political Communication; Polity Contemporary Political; Contemporary Political Communication; CPC - Contemporary Political Communication; Contemporary Political Communication; Contemporary Political Communi
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Kommunikation, Kommunikationswissenschaft, Journalismus, Journalism, kommunikationswissenschaften, Communication Studies, Political Communication, Communication & Media Studies, Kommunikation u. Medienforschung, Kommunikation i. d. Politik