Mediated Politics : Communication in the Future of Democracy - 01 edition

"...remarkably good...What matters is that the contributions are of a consistently high standard. They are both up-to-the-minute and often of lasting value. Although some caught my eye as especially good and interesting, it would be invidious to pick out any for special treatment here. The volume as a whole is important and develops some interesting insights and arguments. If you are interested in communications and the future democracy then this is a useful and important book."

--Mediated Democracy

Cambridge University Press Web Site, November, 2002

1. Mediated politics: an introduction W. Lance Bennett and Robert M. Entman

Part I. Democracy and the Public Sphere

2. The public sphere and the net: structure, space, and communication Peter Dahlgren
3. Promoting political engagement William A. Gamson
4. The internet and the global public sphere Colin Sparks

Part II. Citizens, Consumers, and Media in Transition

5. Reporting and the push for market-oriented journalism: media organizations as businesses Doug Underwood
6. Political discourse and the politics of need: discourses on the good life in cyberspace Don Slater
7. Dividing practices: segmentation and targeting in the emerging public sphere Oscar Gandy
8. Let us infotain you: politics in the new media environment Michael X. Delli Carpini and Bruce A. Williams
9. The future of the institutional media Timothy E. Cook

Part III. Mediated Political Information and Public Opinion

10. Reframing public opinion as we have known it Robert M. Entman and Susan Herbst
11. Political waves and democratic discourse: terrorism waves during the Oslo peace process Gadi Wolfsfeld
12. Monica Lewinsky and the mainsprings of American politics John Zaller
13. The big spin: strategic communication and the transformation of pluralist democracy W. Lance Bennett and Jarol B. Manheim
14. The impact of the new media W. Russell Neuman

Part IV. Mediated Campaigns

15. Issue advocacy in a changing discourse environment Kathleen Hall Jamieson
16. Implications of rival visions of electoral campaigns C. Edwin Baker
17. Mediated electoral democracy: campaigns, incentives, and reform Bruce Buchanan
18. 'Americanization' reconsidered: UK-US campaign communication comparisons across time Jay G. Blumler and Michael Gurevitch

Part V. Citizens: Present and Future

19. Citizen discourse and political participation: a survey Roderick P. Hart
20. Adapting political news to twenty-first century Americans Doris A. Graber
21. National identities and the future of democracy Wendy M. Rahn and Thomas J. Rudolph
22. Communication in the future of democracy: a conclusion.