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Soundbitten : the perils of media-centered political activism /

There is an elaborate and often invisible carnival that emerges alongside presidential campaigns as innumerable activist groups attempt to press their issues into mainstream political discourse. Sarah Sobieraj's fascinating ethnographic portrait of fifty diverse organizations over the course of...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Sobieraj, Sarah
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2011.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • What if the whole world isn't watching? activism, presidential campaigns, and the thorny struggle for visibility
  • Campaign events as catalysts : the politicization of public space
  • Streets as stage : the many faces of publicity
  • "Apparently they don't like succinct and articulate" : journalists, activists, and the battle over news
  • Wait. isn't that a bird in your hand? pushing bystanders out of the way in an effort to reach "the public"
  • What about us? bittersweet residues of mobilization
  • Epilogue : Web 2.0 and election 2008.