Gathering together key writings and many singleauthored essays in to a handyonevolume resource this is the only Reader currently available on politicalcommunica... » 

Gathering together key writings and many singleauthored essays in to a handyonevolume resource this is the only Reader currently available on politicalcommunication.The selected texts and articles have been included for their significantcontribution to our understanding of the issues under considerations aregrouped into thematic sections each introduced by the editors and thecontributors cover such areas as the exercise of power media and democracy the media and elections media effects political participation and the media the personalization of politics new technologies and the reshaping of political communication.Available as a companion Reader to Brian McNairs Introduction to PoliticalCommunication textbook students will find The Political Communication Reader avaluable resource in this popular subject area. «