1. The Mass Media and The Dynamics of Political Communication in Processes of Democratization – An Introduction Part 1: The Mass Media and Journalistic Practice – Normative Dilemmas, Professionalization and Political Instrumentalization 2. The Role of the Press in Times of Transition: The Building of the Spanish Democracy (1975 – 78) 3. ‘In the Name of Democracy’: The Paradox of Democracy and Press Freedom in Post-Communist Russia 4. Conflicts of Interest? Debating the Media’s Role in Post-Apartheid South Africa 5. In Journalism We Trust? Credibility and Fragmented Journalism in Latin America 6. Old and New Media, Old and New Politics? On-And Offline Reporting in the 2002 Ukrainian Election Campaign Part 2: Political Parties, Governments and Elections: Communication Strategies and the Mediatization of Politics 7. Electoral Campaigning in Latin America’s New Democracies: The Southern Cone 8. Democratization and Election Campaigning in Taiwan: Professionalizing the Professionals 9. Where’s the Party? Television and Election Campaigns in Russia 10. The Internet in Politics: Democracy in E-Government in Taiwan Part 3: Audience Responses to Political Messages: Interpretations and Effects 11. Does ‘Trust’ Mean Attention, Comprehension and Acceptance? Paradoxes of Russian Viewers’ News Processing 12. Politics and the Media in Post-Communist Russia 13. New Democracies Without Citizens? Mass Media and Democratic Orientations – A Four Country Comparison 14. Political Communication Between Democratization and the Trajectories of the Past
University of Leeds, UK.
'The authors of each of the books sections provide a wealth of interesting cases, the writings in this volume draw a gripping picture of the media's changing role within it, from an instrument of autocratic power to an independent voice.' - Political Studies Review
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