Research Catalog

Title

Communicating politics : engaging the public in democratic life / edited by Mitchell S. McKinney ... [et al.].

Publication

New York : Peter Lang, c2005.

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Additional Authors

McKinney, Mitchell S.

Description

viii, 315 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Series Statement

Frontiers in political communication ; v. 2

Uniform Title

Frontiers in political communication v. 2.

Subject

• Political participation > United States
• Communication in politics > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• The role of communication in civic engagement / Mitchell S. McKinney, Lynda Lee Kaid, and Dianne G. Bystrom -- An overview of the state of citizens' knowledge about politics / Michael X. Delli Carpini -- An optimistic reassessment of political communication in the United States / Trevor Parry-Giles and Shawn J. Parry-Giles -- Communicating the importance of civic participation in census 2000 / Bey-Ling Sha and LaVerne V. Collins -- How government can enhance civic engagement / Chester J. Culver -- Reflections on Civic engagement I / Curtis Gans -- Reflections on civic engagement II / Ellen Shearer -- Communicating politics through the media / David L. Paletz -- The media participation hypothesis / Erik P. Bucy -- Media content and candidate viability / Dianne G. Bystrom -- Public voices on network news / Stephanie Greco Larson --
• Advertising messages / L. Patrick Devlin -- Visual Manipulations in political spot ads in the 2000 presidential primaries / Lynda Lee Kaid, Ben Keener, and Mike Chanslor -- The Internet and democracy / Suzanne Larson and Patricia Paystrup -- Compaigning in cyberspace / James E. Tomlinson -- The limitations of E-democracy / Anne Hildreth, Leah A. Muray, and J. Cherie Strachan -- Engaging citizens through presidential debates / Mitchell S. McKinney -- Debate watch / Diana B. Carlin -- Reflections on presidential debates I / Sander Vanocur -- Reflections on presidential debates II / Edward M. Fouhy -- Issues, inclusion, and illusion / Marilyn S. Roberts and Guy Golan -- Making politics responsive to women / Amy B. Caiazza -- Engaging the gap / Mary Christine Banwart -- Courting women voters / Ann E. Burnette -- Political interest and media use / Arla Bernstein -- Engaging the disengaged / Julia A. Spiker

ISBN

0820455237 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2003016260

OCLC

• 52706657
• SCSB-10697687

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library