Table of Contents

Introduction Richard L. Fox and Jennifer M. Ramos; Part I. The Shifting Media Universe and News Consumers: 1. More sources, better informed public? New media and political knowledge Zoe Oxley; 2. Rethinking television's relationship to politics in the post-network era Jeffrey Jones; 3. Interplay: political blogging and journalism Richard Davis; Part II. Campaigns and Elections in the New Media Environment: 4. YouTube and TV advertising campaigns: Obama vs McCain in 2008 Anne Crigler, Marion Just, Lauren Hume, Jesse Mills and Parker Hevron; 5. E-campaigns in Old Europe: observations from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland Urs Gasser and Jan Gerlach; 6. The rise of web-campaigning in Finland Tom Carlson and Kim Strandberg; Part III. Civic Mobilization and Governance in the New Information Age: 7. Preaching to the choir or converting the flock: presidential communication strategies in the age of three medias Matthew Baum; 8. Twitter and Facebook: new ways for members of Congress to send the same old messages? Jennifer L. Lawless; 9. The dog that didn't bark: Obama, Netroots Progressives, and healthcare reform Matthew R. Kerbel; 10. New media and political change: lessons from internet users in Jordan, Egypt, and Kuwait Deborah Wheeler and Lauren Mintz.

Promotional Information

iPolitics describes the ways in which new media innovations change how politicians and citizens engage the political arena.

About the Author

Richard L. Fox is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University. He is the co-author of It Still Takes a Candidate: Why Women Don't Run for Office (Cambridge, 2010) and Tabloid Justice: The Criminal System in the Age of Media Frenzy, 2nd edition (2007), as well as co-editor of Gender and Election, 2nd edition (Cambridge, 2009). Jennifer M. Ramos is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University. Her research focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of political change, with an emphasis on the role of ideas, norms and identity. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Politics, Public Opinion Quarterly, International Studies Perspectives, the Journal of Political Ideologies and Human Rights Review.

Reviews

'A lively collection of essays exploring digital media and politics in the United States as well as comparatively. iPolitics covers a wide range of crucial topics, from political knowledge and participation to governance and campaigning. This book demonstrates persuasively that the implications of digital media are often complex, nuanced, and contingent.' Bruce Bimber, University of California, Santa Barbara

'For most anything worth knowing in today's world, it seems like there's an app for that. But, alas, there's no simple download for the latest research on the political consequences of the twenty-first-century media environment. Fortunately, Richard L. Fox and Jennifer M. Ramos have put together a volume that sheds new light on how the rise of Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and a dizzying array of Internet sites and cable outlets has influenced citizens' access to political information, the way politicians communicate with their constituents, and the broader relationship between the government and the governed. This insightful collection of essays shows that in the United States and beyond, the rise of new media has had significant, profound effects on politics – but not always those that observers have anticipated.' Danny Hayes, American University

'iPolitics is an excellent compilation of the multiple ways new media and the Internet are changing journalism, campaigning, and democratic governance. The collection is a fantastic snapshot of the fast-evolving influence of new media on our political world.' Rolfe Daus Peterson, Mercyhurst College