Comparing Political Communication Theories, Cases, and Challenges [Paperback]

The volume aims at providing a comprehensive understanding of comparative political communication.The volume aims at providing a comprehensive understanding of comparative political communication. It is the first of its kind and discusses, among others, current changes in media systems of Europe and America, whether election campaigns around the world become Americanized, how news journalists around the world understand their job differently and produce different forms of television news programs, or how governmental medial relations and news management efforts evolve in different political systems. The book tries to explain transnational similarities and dissimilarities with especially designed theories, and discusses their potential effects for society and democracy.The volume aims at providing a comprehensive understanding of comparative political communication. It is the first of its kind and discusses, among others, current changes in media systems of Europe and America, whether election campaigns around the world become Americanized, how news journalists around the world understand their job differently and produce different forms of television news programs, or how governmental medial relations and news management efforts evolve in different political systems. The book tries to explain transnational similarities and dissimilarities with especially designed theories, and discusses their potential effects for society and democracy.Aimed at providing a comprehensive understanding of comparative political communication, this volume analyzes the media systems of Europe and America. It considers whether election campaigns around the world have become Americanized, how international news journalists understand their jobs and produce different forms of television news programs, and how governmental media relations and news management efforts evolve in different political systems. The book analyzes transnational similarities and dissimilarities in the contextlS!