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CHAPTER SEVEN: POLITICAL COMMUNICATION

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a. Assess the impact of the mass media on politics in the established democracies.

b. Compare and contrast the political impact of the press, television and the internet.

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Hague & Harrop, 2007 edn, ch. 7.

J. Barber, The Pulse of Politics: Electing Presidents in a Media Age

M. Castells, The Internet Galaxy: Reflections on the Internet, Business and Society

A. Chadwick, Internet Politics: States, Citizens and New Communication Technologies

D. Graber, Mass Media and American Politics

R. Gunther and A. Mughan, Democracy and the Media: A Comparative Perspective

E. Kamarck and J. Nye, Democracy.com?

P. Norris, A Virtuous Circle: Political Communication in Postindustrial Societies.

C. Sunstein, Republic.com