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An Introduction to Political Communication

by Brian McNair
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Overview

In this classic textbook, Brian McNair examines how politicians, trade unions, pressure groups, NGOs and terrorist organisations make use of the media. Separate chapters look at the theory of political communication and its role in a democracy; the political media and their effects; political advertising, marketing and public relations; and the communication practices of organisations at all levels. This fourth edition is revised and updated to include: the re-election of George W. Bush in 2004, developments in the war on terror since 2003, including the invasion of Iraq, the re-election of New Labour in 2005, the Gilligan affair, and changes in UK government communication since the Hutton report, the growing role of the internet in political communication.

About the Author:
Brian McNair is Professor of Journalism and Communication at the University of Strathclyde

About the Author, Brian McNair

Brian McNair is Professor of Journalism, Media & Communication at Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia. He has authored many books and articles on political media, including Journalists in Film (2010), News and Journalism in the UK (fifth edition, 2009), Mediated Access (2003), Journalism and Democracy (2000) and The Sociology of Journalism (1998).

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Book Details

Published
May 15, 2003
Publisher
Routledge
Pages
272
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780415307079

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