Political Communication Reader

Gathering together key writings and many single-authored essays in to a handy one-volume resource, and a companion Reader to Brian McNair’s Introduction to Political Communication textbook, this is the only Reader currently available on political communication. The Political Communication Reader gathers together key writings in a unique one-volume resource. The selected texts are grouped into thematic sections, each introduced by the editors, covering 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 McNair's Introduction to Political Communication textbook, students will find The Political Communication Reader a valuable resource in this popular subject area.