In defense of negativity : attack ads in presidential campaigns / John. G. Geer.

Author/creator Geer, John Gray
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
Descriptionxvii, 201 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

SeriesStudies in communication, media, and public opinion
Studies in communication, media, and public opinion. ^A396540
Contents The need for negativity: an introduction -- Assessing negativity -- The information environment and negativity -- Evaluating character attacks -- Evaluating the content of negative and positive issue appeals -- Dragging the truth into the gutter? The news media, negativity -- And the 1988 campaign -- Negativity, democracy, and the political system.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [185]-194) and index.
LCCN 2005015164
ISBN0226284980 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0226284999 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks JK2281 .G44 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold