Communication and Political Crisis explores the role of the global media in a period of intensifying geopolitical conflict. Through case studies drawn from domestic and international political crises such as the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, leading media scholar Brian McNair argues that the digitized, globalized public sphere now confronted by all political actors has produced new opportunities for social progress and democratic reform, as well as new channels for state propaganda and terrorist spectaculars such as those performed by the Islamic State and Al Qaeda. In this...
Communication and Political Crisis explores the role of the global media in a period of intensifying geopolitical conflict. Through case studie...
Communication and Political Crisis explores the role of the global media in a period of intensifying geopolitical conflict. Through case studies drawn from domestic and international political crises such as the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, leading media scholar Brian McNair argues that the digitized, globalized public sphere now confronted by all political actors has produced new opportunities for social progress and democratic reform, as well as new channels for state propaganda and terrorist spectaculars such as those performed by the Islamic State and Al Qaeda. In this...
Communication and Political Crisis explores the role of the global media in a period of intensifying geopolitical conflict. Through case studie...
In Australia, as in many comparable democracies, the role of the media in the political process is high on the public agenda. There is a perception of widespread disillusionment with and disengagement from politics amongst voters, and criticism of the media for failing to fulfil their democratic responsibilities adequately. This book evaluates public perceptions of the performance of the political media in the context of the declared aims and objectives of media producers. From there the authors present findings for improving the capacity of political media to engage and inform their...
In Australia, as in many comparable democracies, the role of the media in the political process is high on the public agenda. There is a perception...
The sixth edition of An Introduction to Political Communication examines the nature of political public relations, political advertising and the role of the media in modern democracies. Brain McNair reflects on the role of political communication in current political shifts across the globe, from the referendum vote for the UK's withdrawal from the European Union, the rise of right-wing populist groups in countries like Hungary, France and Italy, to the defeat of Hillary Clinton in the 2016 US presidential election. The book argues that these unprecedented trends have...
The sixth edition of An Introduction to Political Communication examines the nature of political public relations, political adverti...
