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Mediated Democracy
Politics, the News, and Citizenship in the 21st Century
First Edition
- Michael W. Wagner - University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA
- Mallory R. Perryman - Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA
October 2020 | 344 pages | CQ Press
Mediated Democracy: Politics, the News, and Citizenship in the 21st Century takes a contemporary, communications-oriented perspective on the central questions pertaining to the health of democracies and relationships between citizens, journalists, and political elites. The approach marries clear syntheses of cutting-edge research with practical advice explaining why the insights of scholarship affects students’ lives. With active, engaging writing, the text will thoroughly explain why things are the way they are, how they got that way, and how students can use the insights of political communication research to do something about it as citizens.
Tables and Figures
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Preface
Chapter 1: Mediated Democracy: An Introduction
Chapter 2: Why the News Is the Way It Is
Chapter 3: The Communication Ecology: Information Flows and Public Opinion
Chapter 4: Are Media Biased?
Chapter 5: The Politics of Attention
Chapter 6: Framing the News: When and How It Matters to the Audience
Chapter 7: Who’s Biased Now?: How People Interpret the Media They Use
Chapter 8: Political Advertising
Chapter 9: Mediated Elections
Chapter 10: Governing, Policymaking, and the Media
Chapter 11: The Future of Mediated Politics
Notes
Index
"Brought to life with recent and relevant examples, [Mediated Democracy] talks directly to and respects younger audiences, encouraging them to understand the relationships between news media, politicians, and audiences."
Virginia Tech
"[Mediated Democracy] is an accessible deep-dive into the theory of political communication, and how it is able to inform our understanding of how communication and politics interact in today's changing media environment."
Indiana University-Bloomington
"[Mediated Democracy] has a good grasp on the challenges faced by journalists trying to cover today's political environment, which should help students be more prepared to understand the world around them. The text is an approachable, concise, and quite thorough account of today's complex political media environment."
Daemen College
