Political Communication Ethics An Oxymoron?

Name: Political Communication Ethics An Oxymoron?
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ISBN: 9780275964832

ISBN-10: 0275964833

ISBN-13: 9780275964832

Edition: 2000

Authors: Robert E. Denton Jr.

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This essay collection examines ethical concerns related to the traditional areas of political communication, including campaigns, media, discourse, and advertising, as well as new technologies, including the internet. In total, the collection provides one of the few volumes to examine political ethics from an academic perspective rather than from a moralistic or rule orientation. Bruce Gronbeck provides an assessment of presidential campaigns, arguing that ethical judgments of citizens are based on candidates' actions and motives, character, and competence. Ronald Lee explores the ethics of campaign discourse, and he charts the relationship between presidential candidates' projection of…

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List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 5/30/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.14" wide x 9.21" long x 0.60" tall
Weight: 0.880



Series Foreword



Preface


Acknowledgments



The Ethical Performances of Candidates in American Presidential Campaign Dramas




Images, Issues, and Political Structure: A Framework for Judging the Ethics of Campaign Discourse




Electronic Democracy, Virtual Politics, and Local Communities




Ethical Considerations of Civil Discourse: The Implications of the Rise of "Hate Speech"




Dangers of "Teledemocracy": How the Medium of Television Undermines American Democracy




Narrative Form and the Deceptions of Modern Journalism




Ethics and Political Advertising




Soft Money and Hard Choices: The Influence of Campaign Finance Rules on Campaign Communication Strategy




Internet Ethics




Epilogue: Constitutional Authority, Public Morality, and Politics



Selected Bibliography


Index


About the Editor and Contributors