Soundbitten : the Perils of Media-Centered Political Activism.

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sobieraj, Sarah
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : NYU Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Public relations and politics > United States.
Mass media > Political aspects > United States.
Communication in politics > United States.
Relations publiques et politique > États-Unis.
Communication politique > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Communication in politics.
Mass media > Political aspects.
Public relations and politics.
Politische Beteiligung
Politische Kampagne
Öffentlichkeit
Neue Medien
United States.
USA
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 What If the Whole World Isn't Watching? Activism, Presidential Campaigns, and the Thorny Struggle for Visibility; 2 Campaign Events as Catalysts: The Politicization of Public Space; 3 Streets as Stage: The Many Faces of Publicity; 4 "Apparently They Don't Like Succinct and Articulate": Journalists, Activists, and the Battle over News; 5 Wait, Isn't That a Bird in Your Hand? Pushing Bystanders out of the Way in an Effort to Reach "the Public"; 6 What About Us? Bittersweet Residues of Mobilization; Epilogue: Web 2.0 and Election 2008; Appendix: Methods; Notes.
  • ReferencesIndex; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Author.

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