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Political Communication in the Time of Coronavirus by Peter Van Aelst 9780367771577
RRP: $231.57$201.17This book examines how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the flows of communication between politicians, journalists and citizens. Distinguished contributors grapple with how the pandemic, as a global unexpected event, disrupted the communication process... -
Decolonising Political Communication in Africa: Reframing Ontologies by Beschara Karam 9780367630317
RRP: $65.16$57.26This book uses decolonisation as a lens to interrogate political communication styles, performance, and practice in Africa and the diaspora. The book interrogates the theory and practice of political communication, using decolonial research methods to... -
Political Communication in Contemporary India: Locating Democracy and Governance by Yatindra Singh Sisodia 9780367687922
RRP: $214.41$185.01This book explores the forms, patterns, and trends in political communication in India in the 21st century. It underlies the influence of context in political messaging laying bare its complex, overlapping, and multidimensional structures. The volume: ... -
Social Media, Social Justice and the Political Economy of Online Networks by Jeffrey Blevins 9781947602847
RRP: $53.17$51.78While social network analyses often demonstrate the usefulness of social media networks to affective publics and otherwise marginalized social justice groups, this book explores the domination and manipulation of social networks by more powerful... -
Hate Speech and Political Violence: Far-Right Rhetoric from the Tea Party to the Insurrection by Brigitte L. Nacos 9780231214346
RRP: $171.53$131.41How did the United States descend into crisis, with institutions frayed, political violence mounting, and democracy itself in peril? This timely book identifies how the Tea Party and its extremist narratives laid the groundwork for the rise of Donald... -
Broken News: Why the Media Rage Machine Divides America and How to Fight Back by Chris Stirewalt 9781546002802
RRP: $29.14$19.79"One of America's most experienced and exemplary journalists has written an unsparing analysis of the dreadful consequences -- for journalism and the nation -- of 'how the news lost a race to the bottom with itself.'" -- George F. WillIn this national... -
Late-Night in Washington: Political Humor and the American Presidency by Stephen J. Farnsworth 9781032254166
RRP: $214.41$185.70• Takes a sweeping look at the role of political humor in framing the nation’s political discourse, putting an entertaining topic in context with serious political analysis. • Offers the first look at political humor during the Biden years and projects... -
Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age by Manuel Castells 9780745695754
RRP: $102.92$89.11Networks of Outrage and Hope is an exploration of the new forms of social movements and protests that are erupting in the world today, from the Arab uprisings to the indignadas movement in Spain, from the Occupy Wall Street movement to the social... -
The Paradox of Democracy: Free Speech, Open Media, and Perilous Persuasion by Zac Gershberg 9780226829418
RRP: $27.44$23.74A thought-provoking history of communications that challenges ideas about freedom of speech and democracy. At the heart of democracy lies a contradiction that cannot be resolved, one that has affected free societies since their advent: Though freedom of... -
Journalists and Their Shadows by Patrick Lawrence 9781949762785
RRP: $37.72$29.28Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949762785Author Patrick LawrenceFormat PaperbackPage Count 159Imprint Clarity PressPublisher Clarity PressWeight(grams) 308g -
Communicating with the World: Interaction between Chinese and International Media by Lihua Liu
RRP: $214.41$185.01This book analyses the creation and dissemination of discourse in China while examining how its media and the people interact and communicate with the rest of the world. It explores the interplay between language, meanings, social practices, culture and... -
Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the Covid-19 Pandemic by Nora Loreto
RRP: $40.31$32.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781773634876Author Nora LoretoFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Fernwood PublishingPublisher Fernwood PublishingWeight(grams) 152g -
News Quality in the Digital Age by Regina G Lawrence
RRP: $214.41$185.01This book brings together a diverse, international array of contributors to explore the topics of news "quality" in the online age and the relationships between news organizations and enormously influential digital platforms such as Facebook,... -
Comparing Post-Socialist Media Systems: The Case of Southeast Europe by Zrinjka Peruško
RRP: $231.57$201.17This book explains divergent media system trajectories in the countries in southeast Europe, and challenges the presumption that the common socialist experience critically influences a common outcome in media development after democratic transformations,... -
Media Politics by Shanto Iyengar
$122.15This significant revision shows how current issues like the normalizing of "alternative facts," the management of the COVID-19 crisis, the 2020 election and Trump's exit from office, and the proliferation of social media fit into a larger understanding... -
Words to Win By: The Slogans, Logos, and Designs of America's Presidential Elections by Apollo Publishers
RRP: $30.86$21.78From "All the Way with LBJ" to red MAGA hats, famous and infamous slogans, logos, signage, and accessories from over a century of presidential elections are compiled in a striking visual encyclopedia.Presidential campaigns emerge in state fairs, stump... -
How to Win the War on Truth: An Illustrated Guide to How Mistruths Are Sold, Why They Stick, and How to Reclaim Reality by Samuel C. Spitale
RRP: $39.45$27.07'Essential reading for today s climate.' Comic Book Legal Defense Fund. Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath meets Thing Explainer by Randall Munroe in this illustrated guide to navigating today s post-truth landscape, filled with examples of modern-day... -
Alibaba: Infrastructuring Global China by Hong Shen
RRP: $85.75$69.81This book examines the political-economic dynamics in the development of a leading global Internet giant: Alibaba.As both a prominent example of, as well as providing the basic infrastructure for, China's outward expansion, Alibaba demonstrates the... -
Political Communication in the Time of Coronavirus by Peter Van Aelst
RRP: $63.45$55.80This book examines how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the flows of communication between politicians, journalists and citizens. Distinguished contributors grapple with how the pandemic, as a global unexpected event, disrupted the communication process... -
Grupo Prisa: Media Power in Contemporary Spain by Luis A. Albornoz
RRP: $32.57$28.94In one of the first English-language studies of Grupo Prisa, this book delivers a comprehensive and concise approach to the political, economic and social-cultural profile of one of the leading cross-media conglomerates in Europe, tracing its development... -
Mass Media in the Post-Soviet World: Market Forces, State Actors, and Political Manipulation in the Informational Environment after Communism by Oleg Manaev
RRP: $58.32$48.75This collection covers the major trends of the media environment of the post-Communist world and their recent development, with special focus on Russia and the post-Soviet space. The term amedia environment' covers not just traditional print and... -
Scandal and Democracy: Media Politics in Indonesia by Mary E. McCoy
RRP: $46.30$39.19Successful transitions to enduring democracy are both difficult and rare. In Scandal and Democracy, Mary E. McCoy explores how newly democratizing nations can avoid reverting to authoritarian solutions in response to the daunting problems brought about... -
Political Advocacy and American Politics: Why People Fight So Often About Politics by Sean Richey
RRP: $68.59$33.79Political Advocacy and American Politics provides a detailed explanation as to why citizens engage in interpersonal advocacy in the United States. Sean Richey and J. Benjamin Taylor eloquently show how the campaigns, social media, and personality and... -
China’s Digital Silk Road: Setting Standards, Powering Growth by Gerald Chan
$145.13In recent years, China has become a world leader in e-commerce, e-currency, 5G and artificial intelligence, cementing itself as a major competitor to established powers. Gerald Chan poses the question: How has China pulled this off? Arguing that the... -
Universal Access and Its Asymmetries: The Untold Story of the Last 200 Years by Harmeet Sawhney
RRP: $56.60$48.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262544559Author Harmeet SawhneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 208Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd -
The Internet Trap: How the Digital Economy Builds Monopolies and Undermines Democracy by Matthew Hindman
RRP: $32.57$25.37Why there is no such thing as a free audience in today's attention economyThe internet was supposed to fragment audiences and make media monopolies impossible. Instead, behemoths like Google and Facebook now dominate the time we spend online-and grab all... -
Making Sense of Media and Politics: Five Principles in Political Communication by Gadi Wolfsfeld
RRP: $63.45$55.80In Making Sense of Media and Politics, Gadi Wolfsfeld introduces readers to the most important concepts for examining the interrelationship of media and politics. Five major principles are used to summarize the major arguments: Political power... -
Artificial Intelligence and Democracy: Risks and Promises of AI-Mediated Citizen-Government Relations by Jerome Duberry
$164.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781788977302Author Jerome DuberryFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Edward Elgar Publishing LtdPublisher Edward Elgar Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 156g -
Alphabet: The Becoming of Google by Micky Lee
RRP: $34.29$30.34Google is synonymous with searching, but in this innovative new research volume, Micky Lee explores how the Alphabet Corporation, now the parent company of Google, is more than just a search engine. Using a political economic approach, Lee draws on the... -
Bombarded: How to Fight Back Against the Online Assault on Democracy by Cyrus Krohn
RRP: $41.17$13.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781641465328Author Cyrus KrohnFormat HardbackPage Count 260Imprint Made For SuccessPublisher Made For Success -
Pandemic: A Test of the News by Alan O`connor
RRP: $18.85$16.07This book argues against the rapidly expanding literature about misinformation during the Covid-19 pandemic - and that the real issues are much broader. Mainstream news media, except Fox News, has generally done a good job in educating people about the... -
Power and Authority in Internet Governance: Return of the State? by Blayne Haggart
RRP: $68.59$60.14Power and Authority in Internet Governance investigates the hotly contested role of the state in today's digital society. The book asks: Is the state "back" in internet regulation? If so, what forms are state involvement taking, and with what... -
Democracy in the Disinformation Age: Influence and Activism in American Politics by Regina Luttrell
RRP: $63.45$55.80In this book established researchers draw on a range of theoretical and empirical perspectives to examine social media's impact on American politics. Chapters critically examine activism in the digital age, fake news, online influence, messaging tactics,... -
Online Political Hate Speech in Europe: The Rise of New Extremisms by Giovanni Ziccardi
$164.00This timely book addresses the increasingly widespread issue of online political hatred in Europe. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, it examines both the contributions of new technologies, in particular social networks, to the rise of this... -
Towards a New Paradigm on Post-truth Anam Kuraishi 9781032434308
$69.61This book reconceptualises the idea of ‘post-truth’. It does not limit the domain of post-truth to the production factories of fake news. Drawing on examples such as Trump, War on Terror, anti-vaccination, climate change denial, denial of scientific... -
Towards a New Paradigm on Post-truth Anam Kuraishi 9781032403786
RRP: $222.99$190.12This book reconceptualises the idea of ‘post-truth’. It does not limit the domain of post-truth to the production factories of fake news. Drawing on examples such as Trump, War on Terror, anti-vaccination, climate change denial, denial of scientific...