This book makes an important contribution to the study of political communication. Its chapters analyse forms of media talk associated with contemporary political elections. Key topics include: changing forms of political interview, televised political debates, and the use of multimedia in promotional discourse.
Author Biography:
Geoffrey Baym, University of North Carolina Greensboro, USA
Mats Ekström, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Göran Eriksson, Örebro University, Sweden
Bernhard Forchtner, Humboldt University, Germany
Ian Hutchby, University of Leicester, UK
Micha³ Krzyanowski, University of Aberdeen, UK
Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, Swansea University, UK
Marianna Patrona, Hellenic Military Academy, Greece
Pilar G. Plitvich, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
Rut M. Sanz Sabido, De Montfort University, UK
Cassian Sparkes-Vian, De Montfort University, UK
Andrew Tolson, De Montfort University, UK
Neil Washbourne, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Ruth Wodak, Lancaster University, UK