Televised Presidential Debates: Advocacy in Contemporary America by Susan A. Hel

Description: Televised Presidential Debates by Susan A. Hellweg, Michael Pfau, Steven Brydon Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Argues that television has profoundly altered the nature of presidential debates, that the demands of television have dictated the structure and formats of contemporary debates, and that the visual content of presidential debates plays an important role in the way candidates exercise influence. Publisher Description Televised debates between the nominees of the two major parties have become standard fare in contemporary presidential election campaigns. The authors of this important volume maintain that television has altered the very nature of presidential debates profoundly, that the demands of television have dictated the structure and formats of contemporary debates, and that the visual content of presidential debates plays an important role in the way that candidates exercise influence in televised debates. This important work employs a television perspective in examining the sponsorship, formats, nature, and impacts of presidential debates, stressing the 1960, 1976, 1980, 1984, and 1988 debates. The authors assert that in order to understand contemporary political debates, one must understand how television communicates and exercises influence in this context.Hellweg, Pfau, and Brydon integrate contemporary theory and research about the television medium and influence with extensive research on presidential debates. Specific topics include how presidential debates have evolved as a function of the participation of the broadcast industry, how debates are structured to fit the demands of the television medium, how candidates verbal messages must be tailored to the medium, how candidates visual messages are defined through the medium, and the persuasive effects of mediated debates. Televised Presidential Debates will be particularly useful to scholars and students of political communication, campaigns and elections, and mass media. Author Biography SUSAN A. HELLWEG is Professor of Speech Communication at San Diego State University. She has been actively involved in research on political candidate image and debates for well over a decade, and has published more than forty articles, book chapters, and monographs on the subject.MICHAEL PFAU is Professor and Chair of the Department of Speech Communication at Augustana College in South Dakota. His academic interests involve argument and the broad area of social influence, with particular emphasis on political campaign communication. He has published more than thirty articles and book chapters and co-authored two previous books, including Attack Politics: Strategy and Defense with Henry Kenski (Praeger, 1990).STEVEN R. BRYDON is a Professor in the Department of Human Communication Studies at California State University, Chico. He is actively involved in research on political communication, rhetorical criticism, argumentation, and forensics, and has published widely on those subjects. Details ISBN 027593621X ISBN-13 9780275936211 Title Televised Presidential Debates Author Susan A. Hellweg, Michael Pfau, Steven Brydon Format Hardcover Year 1991 Pages 192 Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc GE_Item_ID:16432544; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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