| Packaging Politics: Political Communications in Britain's Media Democracy Contributor(s): Franklin, Bob (Author) |
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ISBN: 0340761946 ISBN-13: 9780340761946 Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic OUR PRICE: $42.52 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2004 Annotation: This book examines the various ways in which politicians, spin doctors and special advisors, in political parties, in central and local government and in Parliament have become increasingly enthusiatic and effective in using mass media to present and promote themselves and their policies to the public. This thorougly revised, updated, and authoritative study of political communications in Britain draws on interviews with journalists and politicians and recent academic studies, and government reports to show how the use of media to inform, shape and manage public discourse has become a crucial, potentially troublesome component of modern statecraft. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Media Studies |
| Dewey: 306.2 |
| LCCN: 94002892 |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 6.4" W x 9.14" (1.05 lbs) 280 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book examines the various ways in which politicians, spin doctors and special advisors, in political parties, in central and local government and in Parliament have become increasingly enthusiatic and effective in using mass media to present and promote themselves and their policies to the public. This thorougly revised, updated, and authoritative study of political communications in Britain draws on interviews with journalists and politicians and recent academic studies, and government reports to show how the use of media to inform, shape and manage public discourse has become a crucial, potentially troublesome component of modern statecraft. |
Contributor Bio(s): Franklin, Bob: - Bob Franklin is Professor of Journalism Studies at Cardiff University, UK. |