A virtuous circle : political communications in postindustrial societies /

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Author / Creator:Norris, Pippa.
Imprint:Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Description:xvii, 398 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:English
Series:Communication, society, and politics
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4348442
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ISBN:0521790158 (hardback)
0521793645 (paperback)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-388) and indexes.
Table of Contents:
  • List of Tables
  • List of Figures
  • Preface
  • Part I. The News Media and Civic Malaise
  • 1. The News Media and Democracy
  • 2. Evaluating Media Performance
  • 3. Understanding Political Communications
  • Part II. Trends in Political Communications
  • 4. The Decline of Newspapers?
  • 5. The Rise (and Fall?) of the Television Age
  • 6. The Emerging Internet Era
  • 7. The Evolution of Campaign Communications
  • 8. The Rise of the Postmodern Campaign?
  • Part III. The Impact on Democracy
  • 9. Negative News, Negative Public?
  • 10. Knows Little? Information and Choice
  • 11. Cares Less? Cynical Media, Cynical Public?
  • 12. Stays Home? Political Mobilization
  • 13. American Exceptionalism?
  • 14. A Virtuous Circle?
  • Technical Appendix
  • Notes
  • Select Bibliography
  • Author Index
  • Subject Index