Washbourne, Neil <br/><br/>
Mediating politics :  newspapers, radio, television and the internet / 
Neil Washbourne 
 - Maidenhead, Berkshire, Eng. :  Open University Press,  2010 
 - 187 p. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-172) and index 
<br/><br/> Outlines the ways in which political messages are formulated, broadcast, and received, as well as examining the ways in which the media and political organizations are linked to one another. Analyzes the relationship between the media and globalization, de-regulation of the media, and apathy of audiences. Illustrated throughout with case studies from the US, UK, and across the world, the book also explores celebrity politicians, how different national media systems encourage (or discourage) political engagement, how young people engage with the media and politics, and how the Internet has affected the organization of politics and news media 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780335217601 0335217605 9780335217595 (pbk.) 0335217591 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mass media--Political aspects<br/>Internet--Political aspects<br/>Mass media--Political aspects--Case studies<br/>Internet--Political aspects--Case studies