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Subject(s)

• Communication in politics—Great Britain [Browse]
• Mass media—Political aspects—Great Britain [Browse]
• Public relations and politics—Great Britain [Browse]
• Communication—Political aspects—Great Britain [Browse]
• Great Britain—Politics and government—1997- [Browse]
• Government publicity—Great Britain [Browse]

Summary note

• "Packaging Politics, Second Edition examines the various ways in which politicians, spin doctors and special advisers, in political parties, in central and local government and in Parliament have become increasingly enthusiastic and effective in using mass media to present and promote themselves and their policies to the public. Bob Franklin argues that packaging politics has potentially troublesome implications for the political process in a democracy."
• "This thoroughly revised, updated and authoritative study of political communications in Britain, draws on interviews with key journalists and politicians, recent academic studies of general elections and political marketing, as well as official reports on special advisors, Government information services, Government advertising expenditure and party election broadcasts, to examine the changing character of political communications in Britain since the election of New Labour in 1997." "Packaging Politics, Second Edition is essential reading for students and scholars of journalism, politics and communications studies."--Jacket.

Notes

Previous ed.: London: Edward Arnold, 1994.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-266) and index.

Action note

Committed to retain in perpetuity — ReCAP Shared Collection (HUL)

Contents

• 1. Packaging Politics: An Overview of the Argument
• 2. Censorship, News Management and the Lobby
• 3. New Labour and the End of Spin?
• 4. Government Advertising: Selling Policies like Cornflakes?
• 5. Local Government Public Relations: Spinning the Local Agenda
• 6. Packaging the Postmodern Election
• 7. Local Newspapers, Local Parties and Reporting the Constituency Campaign
• 8. Parliamentary Communications: 'The Best Show in Town'?
• 9. Political Communication and Audiences: Informing or Persuading the Public?

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ISBN

0340761946

OCLC

53391616

RCP

H - S

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