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Soundbitten : the perils of media-centered political activism /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sobieraj, Sarah
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Public relations and politics > United States.
Mass media > Political aspects > United States.
Communication in politics > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • What if the whole world isn't watching? activism, presidential campaigns, and the thorny struggle for visibility
  • Campaign events as catalysts : the politicization of public space
  • Streets as stage : the many faces of publicity
  • "Apparently they don't like succinct and articulate" : journalists, activists, and the battle over news
  • Wait. isn't that a bird in your hand? pushing bystanders out of the way in an effort to reach "the public"
  • What about us? bittersweet residues of mobilization
  • Epilogue : Web 2.0 and election 2008.