Political Communication:

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748625710);This introduction to the study of political communication is divided into two sections. The first part focuses on the social context and includes detailed analysis of the processes of political communication today, as well as the impact of these...

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Main Author: Foster, Steven (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press [2022]
Series:Politics Study Guides : PSG
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Online Access:DE-1046
DE-1043
DE-858
DE-859
DE-860
DE-739
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Summary:GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748625710);This introduction to the study of political communication is divided into two sections. The first part focuses on the social context and includes detailed analysis of the processes of political communication today, as well as the impact of these on parties, pressure groups and government. Developments in the US are considered alongside those in the UK. The second part places media politics in their constitutional context, covering issues such as open government and freedom of expression, freedom of information, privacy and human rights. Attempts by the governments of the UK and the US to manipulate and control the media are also explored. Key FeaturesCovers the history of the media in the UK and the USA including the concentration of ownership and the emergence of new media technologiesExplores the relationship between the media and political parties, especially the effect the media has had on the policies and internal power structures of parties and other organisations such as pressure groupsConsiders the media influence on the electorate and the conduct of democratic politicsExplains the constitutional significance of the politics of the media
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mrz 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (224 pages)
ISBN:9780748631148
DOI:10.1515/9780748631148

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