An Introduction to Political Communication presents a critical introduction to the relationship between politics, the media and democracy in the UK and other contemporary societies. McNair examines the use made of the media by political actors of all kinds, from presidents and prime ministers to trade unionists and terrorist organisations. The book asks if politics in the media has become a performance art and, if so, is this a good or a bad thing? An Introduction to Political Communication is written in a clear textbook style introducing students to key concepts and debates in political and media studies and contains a detailed bibliography.
I am extremely dull when it comes to politics but this book did such a good job laying the foundation of politics and the connection with media. Read it for my political communications class and ended up being really interested in the field.
Pretty good, especially the bit about hegemony, but much too US and UK-centered. The parts about Donald Trump and Brexit seem tacked on—probably too soon to have added them.
Really good introduction indeed. Was easy to read and nice to also understand what is said. Maybe in some cases too much based on UK politics and media, but it's understandable - the autor is british. Specially enjoyed the parts which analysed media and different wars/conflicts (last chapter for example). All in all it's an interesting topic and worth reading/researching more about. Edit: Since I read the edition which was released in 2003 and there was nothing about the Internet, this book would be even better with some analyse made between political communication and the Internet.
lasīju kursa darba tapšanai, bet patiesībā bija interesanti. teorētiski par to, kā politiķi novada ziņojumu līdz cilvēku ausīm, mediji to pārdrukā, ieliekot savos rāmjos, un kā tiek veidota politiskā komunikācija, lai sasniegtu mērķi. jāizpēta vēl, kas ir autors, bet likās šausmīgs fanāts par politiķu komunikāciju un līdz ko runa nāca par medijiem, tā viss slikti, neviens neko nemāk izdarīt utt.