Denton, Robert E. Jr. : Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Robert E. Denton Jr. holds the W. Thomas Rice Chair of Leadership Studies and serves as Director of the Virginia
Tech Corps of Cadets Center for Leader Development at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Woodward, Gary C. : The College of New Jersey
Gary C. Woodward is a Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at the College of New Jersey.
Summary
Denton and Woodward provide a newly updated revision of their classic exploration of political communication.
This pioneering text provides a systematic and comprehensive analysis of the role and function of communication
in American politics.
A synthesis of some of the best writing in political communication from the fields of communication, political
science, journalism, and history, this edition features completely new chapters on the topics of campaign management,
congressional campaigns, politics and popular culture, and "unofficial Washington." This edition also
reflects updated sources and recent examples. Students and scholars in the fields of communication, political science,
political sociology, and contemporary American political history will find this text invaluable.
Table of Contents
Series Foreword
Preface
Political Communication Defined
Contexts
The Disenfrachised Polity
Language and Politics
The Media of Politics: News and the Political Agenda
