{"product_id":"reporting-elections-rethinking-the-logic-of-campaign-coverage-hardback-9781509517503","title":"Reporting Elections; Rethinking the Logic of Campaign Coverage (Hardback) 9781509517503","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eReporting Elections\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eRethinking the Logic of Campaign Coverage\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStephen Cushion (Author), Richard Thomas (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509517503, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 26 January 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e224 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.8 x 14.2 x 2.5 cm, 0.408 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"Thoroughly researched and well written, this is a major addition to the agenda-setting library, a nuanced, empirically grounded presentation of the key elements that define the political, media and public agendas during elections.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaxwell McCombs, University of Texas at Austin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"This clear-sighted interrogation of the democratic performance of news organizations across several national and electoral contexts is of enormous value.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDavid Deacon, Centre for Research in Communication and Culture, Loughborough University\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cushion and Thomas’s cross-national treatment of “air wars” during election campaigns provides lots of meat for scholars and students to absorb and ponder.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay Blumler, University of Leeds\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"a valuable text\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEuropean Journal of Communication\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHow elections are reported has important implications for the health of democracy and informed citizenship.  But, how informative are the news media during campaigns? What kind of logic do they follow? How well do they serve citizens?e\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003eBased on original research as well as the most comprehensive assessment of election studies to date, Cushion and Thomas examine how campaigns are reported in many advanced Western democracies. In doing so, they engage with debates about the mediatization of politics, media systems, information environments, media ownership, regulation, political news, horserace journalism, objectivity, impartiality, agenda-setting, and the relationship between media and democracy more generally.\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003eFocusing on the most recent US and UK election campaigns, they consider how the logic of election coverage could be rethought in ways that better serve the democratic needs of citizens. Above all, they argue that election reporting should be driven by a public logic, where the agenda of voters takes centre stage in the campaign and the policies of respective political parties receive more airtime and independent scrutiny.\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"\u003eThe book is essential reading for scholars and students in political communication and journalism studies, political science, media and communication studies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif\u0026lt;br\u0026gt; font-size: 11px\u0026lt;br\u0026gt;\"\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eList of Tables and Figures\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIntroduction: Studying Elections\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter One: Setting the Campaign Agenda\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Two: Reporting Election Campaigns\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Three: Making Sense of Horserace Reporting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Four: Regulating Balance and Impartiality\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChapter Five: The Trumpification of Election News\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConclusion: Rethinking Election Reporting\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eReferences\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology \u0026amp; anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20\u0026amp;%20anthropology%20%5BJH%5D%22\"\u003eJH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441786155288,"sku":"9781509517503","price":42.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509517503.jpg?v=1785025042","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/reporting-elections-rethinking-the-logic-of-campaign-coverage-hardback-9781509517503","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}