DANIELE ALBERTAZZI is Lecturer in European Media at the University of Birmingham, UK, where he leads the Culture, Society and Communication programmes. His research focuses on political communication, as well as Italian and Swiss politics. Daniele is currently co-editing (with Charlotte Ross and Clodagh Brook) "Resisting the Tide: Cultures of Opposition during the Berlusconi Years" (forthcoming) and (with Paul Cobley) "The Media: An Introduction," third edition (forthcoming). DUNCAN MCDONNELL is "Dottorando di Ricerca" in the Department of Political Studies, University of Turin, Italy, whe...