基本説明
Examines the modern process of political communication through the eyes of the many different actors who are now involved.
Full Description
Politics today is inextricably bound to the media, indeed it is now a routine assumption that the media can determine election outcomes. Consequently, over the last 20 years, the conduct of politics has become increasingly driven by what might "play well" on televison or in the press. Not just election campaigning, but other major political platforms including by-elections, budgets, party conferences and set piece speeches have become dominated by media considerations. This is a book about how that relationship works in practice. What sort of deals are done between politicians and journalists? What tactics do politicians use to try and manipulate the media? What are journalists' techniques of resistance? What determines how a campaign is put together? Have policy issues and the national good really been surrendered to image-making and sound-bite tactics? This book examines the modern process of political communication through the eyes of the many different actors who are now involved.
Through their own experience, and through personal interviews conducted with many of the key media and political figures, the authors construct a vivid picture of how political communication is managed today and the direction in which it is going.
Contents
The crisis in political journalism; public opinion and the impact of political journalism; the contours of political coverage; broadcasters and political communications; the consequences of capitalism; does ownership matter?; controlling the news agenda: the politician's reposnse; raising the game: the Government Machine; the changing reporting environment; conclusion - reforming political news production.
