Soundbitten The Perils of Media-Centered Political Activism

Name: Soundbitten The Perils of Media-Centered Political Activism
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ISBN: 9780814741375

ISBN-10: 0814741371

ISBN-13: 9780814741375

Edition: 2011

Authors: Sarah Sobieraj

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There is an elaborate and often invisible carnival that emerges alongside presidential campaigns as innumerable activist groups attempt to press their issues into mainstream political discourse. Sarah Sobieraj's fascinating ethnographic portrait of fifty diverse organizations over the course of two campaign cycles reveals that while most activist groups equate political success with media success and channel their energies accordingly, their efforts fail to generate news coverage and come with deleterious consequences. Sobieraj shows that activists' impact on public political debates is minimal, and carefully unravels the ways in which their all-consuming media work and unrelenting public…

Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: New York University Press
Publication date: 6/13/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 234
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.59" tall
Weight: 0.726
Language: English

Sarah Sobieraj is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Tufts University.



Acknowledgments



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


Appendix: Methods


Notes


References


Index


About the Author