Processing Politics

Preface1. Political Television: Puzzles and Problems2. Political Learning: How Our Brains Process Complex Information3. To Know or Not to Know: Questions about Civic Wisdom4. Freeing Audiovisual Technologies from the Gutenberg Legacy5. The Battles over Audiovisual Content6. Making News Selection, Framing, and Formatting More User-Friendly7. Peering into the Crystal Ball: What Does the Future Hold?Appendix: MethodsReferencesIndex

About the author

Doris A. Graber, professor of political science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, is the recipient of the American Political Science Association Goodnow Distinguished Service Award. She is author or editor of thirteen books, most recently "Media Power in Politics and Information Management in the Public Sphere."

Summary

Integrating a broad range of research on how people learn, this text shows that televised presentations - at their best - actually excel at transmitting information and facilitating learning. The author critiques political offerings in terms of their compatibility with our learning capabilities.

Product details

• Authors: Doris A. Graber
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.06.2001
• EAN: 9780226305769
• ISBN: 978-0-226-30576-9
• No. of pages: 246
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 12 mm
• Series: Studies in Communication, Medi; Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion; Studies in Communication, Media & Public Opinion (CHUP); Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion (CHUP); Studies in Communication, Media, and Public Opinion
• Subject: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs