Media talk and political elections in Europe and America

This book makes an important contribution to the study of political communication. Its chapters analyse forms of media talk associated with contemporary political elections. Key topics include: changing forms of political interview, televised political debates, and the use of multimedia in promotion...

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Group Author: Tolson, Andrew; Ekstrom, Mats, 1961
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Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137273321
Summary: This book makes an important contribution to the study of political communication. Its chapters analyse forms of media talk associated with contemporary political elections. Key topics include: changing forms of political interview, televised political debates, and the use of multimedia in promotional discourse.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137273314.
Carrier Form: 272 p. : 8 figures.
ISBN: 9781137273321 :
1137273321 :
CLC: D523
Contents: Introduction-- Andrew Tolson and Mats Ekstrom 1. 'We change or we sink': Discursively Constructing the Voter's Dilemma in a Pre-election Interview with the Greek Prime Minister-- Marianna Patrona 2. Obama in the No Spin Zone-- Ian Hutchby 3. Transformations in Hybrid TV Talk: Extended Interviews on The Daily Show(.com)-- Geoffrey Baym 4. 'I have a question for you': Mediatised Democracy, Citizen Participation and Elections in Catalonia. Rut M. Sanz Sabido 5. More than Cleggmania: The Celebrity Politician, Presidentialisation and the UK Leader Debates-- Neil Washbourne 6. The Telegenic Politi