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1 online resource (1 volume) |
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Introduction; D. Wring -- PART I: DEBATES -- What Took So Long? The late arrival of TV election debates in the UK; R. Bailey -- The Election Debates from Sky News' Perspective; A. Boulton & T.D.C. Roberts -- Media Coverage of the Prime Ministerial Debates; S. Coleman, F. Steibel & J.G. Blumler -- The polls, the media and voters: the leader debates; A. Hawkins & C. Laws -- PART II: POLLING -- Were they Wrong about the LibDems All Along?; S. Atkinson & R. Mortimore -- Polling Voting Intentions; P. Kellner, J. Twyman & A. Wells -- PART III: VOTERS -- The Campaign as Experienced by the Voters in the Battleground Seats; R. Mortimore, H. Cleary & T. Mludzinski -- Public Confidence in Elections; J. Watson -- PART IV: PARTIES -- The Conservative Campaign; A. Wilson -- The Labour Campaign; N. Cook -- The Liberal Democrat Campaign; Lord C. Rennard -- PART V: CAMPAIGNING -- This election will be won by people not posters'⁵ Posters and the 2010 General Election; C. Burgess -- Constituency Campaigning in 2010; J. Fisher, D. Cutts & E. Fieldhouse -- Below the Radar? Online campaigning at the Local Level; R. Southern & S. Ward -- PART VI: MEDIA -- Playing by the Rules: the 2009 MPs Expenses Scandal; J. Hudson -- The Transformation of Campaign Reporting: the 2010 UK General Election, revolution or evolution?; I. Gaber -- Reporting the 2010 General Election: Old Media, New Media -- Old Politics, New Politics; D. Deacon & D. Wring -- Genre and the mediation of election politics; K. Richardson, K. Parry & J. Corner -- Conclusion; R. Mortimore & S. Atkinson |
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Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction; D. Wring -- PART I: DEBATES -- What Took So Long? The late arrival of TV election debates in the UK; R. Bailey -- The Leaders' Debates: How 270 Minutes of Television Challenged the Position of the Press; A. Boulton & T. Roberts -- A Framing Content Analysis of Media Coverage of the Debates; S. Coleman, F. Steibel & J.G. Blumler -- PART II: POLLING -- Polling Voting Intentions; P. Kellner & J. Twyman -- The Accuracy of the Polls: Were they Wrong about the LibDems All Along?; S. Atkinson & R. Mortimore -- The Polls, the Media and Voters: the Leader's Debates; A. Hawkins -- PART III: VOTERS -- The UK Expense Scandal and Political Trust; J.van Heerde-Hudson -- Public Confidence in Elections; J. Watson -- How Voters in the Marginals Experienced the Campaign; R. Mortimore, H. Coombs & T. Mludzinski -- PART IV: PARTIES -- The Conservative Campaign; K. Culwick & A. Wilson -- The Labour Campaign; N. Cook -- The Liberal Democrat Campaign; Lord C. Rennard -- PART V: CAMPAIGNING -- Election Campaigning Transformed; I. Gaber -- Constituency Campaigning in 2010; J. Fisher, D. Cutts & E. Fieldhouse -- Below the Radar? Online campaigning at the Local Level; R. Southern & S. Ward -- The Visual Election: Online and Off; C. Burgess -- PART VI: MEDIA -- So What Was That All About? Mainstream Mediation of the Campaign; D. Deacon, D. Wring, J. Stanyer & P. Golding -- Genre and the Mediation of Election Politics; K. Richardson, K. Parry & J. Corner -- Conclusion; R. Mortimore & S. Atkinson |
| Summary |
Political Communication in Britain provides unique insights into the UK General Election of 2010 from those who fought, reported and polled the campaign. These contributions, together with those from leading academic experts, offer compelling analyses of how the parties, electorate and media participated in the democratic process. This book also discusses the nature and impact of the first ever British Prime Ministerial Debates from the perspective of those responsible for convening and organizing these historic encounters. Consideration is given to other pertinent issues including: voter attitudes towards politics in the aftermath of the parliamentary expenses' scandal; the role of the Internet during the campaign; and the issues as well as innovations in the various media platforms' representations of the contest |
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"The 2010 General Election represented a pathbreaking contest in Political Communication. The TV debates changed forever the feel of the campaign. This book brings together key commentators, analysts and polling experts to present readers with a unique and valuable insight into the development of political communication in British Politics"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Great Britain. Parliament -- Elections, 2010
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| SUBJECT |
Great Britain. Parliament fast |
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Communication in politics -- Great Britain
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Campaign debates -- Great Britain
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Mass media -- Political aspects -- Great Britain
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Political campaigns -- Press coverage -- Great Britain
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Elections -- Press coverage -- Great Britain
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Media, information & communication industries.
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Political parties.
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Elections & referenda.
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Political leaders & leadership.
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Television.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- History & Theory.
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Media Studies.
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Campaign debates
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Communication in politics
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Elections
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Elections -- Press coverage
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Mass media -- Political aspects
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Elections & referenda -- United Kingdom, Great Britain.
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Media studies -- United Kingdom, Great Britain.
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Communication studies -- United Kingdom, Great Britain.
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Television -- United Kingdom, Great Britain.
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Politics and Government.
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Great Britain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wring, Dominic, 1968-
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Mortimore, Roger, 1965-
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Atkinson, Simon, 1969-
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| ISBN |
9780230305045 |
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0230305040 |
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