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Packaging politics : political communications in Britain's media democracy

Title: Packaging politics : political communications in Britain's media democracy / Bob Franklin.
Author: Franklin, Bob, 1949-
Publication: London ; New York : E. Arnold ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Routledge, Chapman, and Hall, 1994.

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Description

viii, 257 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

Examines the various ways in which politicians have become increasingly enthusiastic and adept at using mass media to present themselves and their policies to the public. The book argues that "packaging politics" has had a harmful effect on the conduct of politics in a democracy.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Packaging politics: an overview of the argument -- 2. The British press -- 3. Broadcasting in Britain -- 4. Central government: managing the news -- 5. Central government: selling policies like cornflakes? -- 6. Local government communications: propaganda or promoting democracy? -- 7. Political parties: packaging politicians and policies -- 8. Packaging local parties: the constituency campaign and the local press -- 9. Cameras in the commons: packaging parliamentary communications -- 10. Packaging politics: informing or persuading the public.

ISBN

0340555963
9780340555965

LCCN

94002892

OCLC

ocm29751994
29751994
SCSB-2021386

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library