Packaging Politics: Political Communications in Britain's Media Democracy

by Bob Franklin

Book Overview

Examines the various ways politicians, spin doctors and special advisors from Parliament to local government have become increasingly enthusiastic and effective in their utilization of mass media to present and promote themselves and their policies to the public. This thoroughly revised, updated, and authoritative study of political communication in Britain draws on interviews with journalists and politicians, recent academic studies, and government...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0340761946
• ISBN13: 9780340761946
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"