The Mediation of Power: A Critical IntroductionThe Mediation of Power investigates how those in positions of power use and are influenced by media in their everyday activities. Each chapter examines this theme through an exploration of some of the key topics and debates in the field, including:
The debates are enlivened by first-hand accounts taken from over 200 high-profile interviews with politicians, journalists, public officials, spin doctors, campaigners and captains of industry. Tim Bell, David Blunkett, Iain Duncan Smith, Simon Heffer, David Hill, Simon Hughes, Trevor Kavanagh, Neil Kinnock, Peter Riddell, Polly Toynbee, Michael White and Ann Widdecombe are some of those cited. |
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Contents
communication and the economic inefficiencies | |
discursive practices news production and | |
public media interelite | |
the rediscovery of elite culture | |
the mediation of parliamentary politics 96 | |
the Internet and the parliamentary | |
the question of the rational audience | |
Conclusions 170 | |
Appendix A short note on research methods 178 | |
Appendix List of interviewees 182 | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Mediation of Power: A Critical Introduction Communication and Society |
| Author | Aeron Davis |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Routledge, 2007 |
| ISBN | 1134136609, 9781134136605 |
| Length | 232 pages |
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