Mediating the Vote - The Changing Media Landscape in U.s. Presidential Campaigns

Informationen zum Autor Michael Pfau is professor and chair of the Department of Communication at the University of Oklahoma. J. Brian Houston and Shane M. Semmler are doctoral students in the Department of Communication at the University of Oklahoma. Klappentext A sea change is taking place in how people use media, and it affects not only how people perceive political candidates and where they get their information, but also_more broadly_their basic democratic values. Mediating the Vote explores a number of questions about media use and its relation to democratic engagement, analyzing the effects of communication forms on the 2004 presidential elections. The book contributes to an important goal in political communication studies: creating a more refined, integrated, and_ultimately_precise picture of how media affects democratic engagement. Zusammenfassung Explores a number of questions about media use and its relation to democratic engagement! analyzing the effects of communication forms on the 2004 presidential elections. This book contributes to an important goal in political communication studies creating an integrated! and precise picture of how media affects democratic engagement. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 1 The Changing Communication Landscape Chapter 3 2 Communicating along Party Lines Chapter 4 3 Political Communication, Emotions, and the Intellect Chapter 5 4 Perceiving Presidential Candidates Chapter 6 5 The Media Landscape and Democratic Engagement Chapter 7 References Chapter 8 Appendix: Design of the Studies

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• Authors: Brian J. Houston, J. Brian Houston, Michael Pfau, Michael Houston Pfau, Michael William Pfau, Michael/ Houston Pfau, Pfau Michael, Shane M. Houston Sammler, Shane Semmler, Shane M. Semmler
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2006
• EAN: 9780742541436
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-4143-6
• No. of pages: 186
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 13 mm
• Series: Communication, Media, and Poli; Communication, Media, and Politics
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Society; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, United States of America, USA, Elections & referenda, Elections and referenda / suffrage