Edwards argues that shoring up previously existing support is the principal benefit to be gained from going public and that "staying private" - negotiating quietly with elites ...

A comprehensive guide to and analysis of modern political campaign communication.

Benoit, Blaney, and Pier apply the functional theory of political campaign discourse to the 1996 presidential campaign. They examine the use of strategies of acclaiming or self ...

A study of Hollywood, the internaitonal markets, and the way movies are actually shown in theaters.

This collection presents theoretical, critical, applied, and pedagogical questions and cases of publics and public spheres, examining these contexts as sources and sites of ...

This collection of essays examines the specific ethical concerns related to traditional areas of political communication, including political culture, campaigns, media ...