Philippe J. Maarek is Professor of Information and Communication Sciences, and Director and Co-founder of the Political Communication Department at University Paris 12. He is Chair of the Research Committee in Political Communication of the International Political Science Association and of the similar section of the International Association for Media and Communication Research. He serves on the editorial boards of The European Journal of Communication, The Journal of Political Marketing and Communicazione Politica. His publications include Political Marketing and Communication (2nd edition in French, 2001, also published in English and Spanish)., Gadi Wolfsfeld is Professor of Political Science and Communication at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He has served on the editorial boards of Communication Research, Political Communication and The Harvard International Journal of Press/Politics. He is the author of Media and Political Conflict (1997), The News Media and the Peace Process (2001), and soon to be published Media and the Path to Peace.

• Introduction, Maarek Philippe J., Gadi Wolfsfeld; Gathering and Disseminating Political Information in the New Era; Chapter 1 Political News in the Changing Environment of Political Journalism, David L. Swanson; Chapter 2 Political Communication and Television, Gianpietro Mazzoleni; Chapter 3 Political Communication in the Age of the Internet, Thierry Vedel; Chapter 4 Mass Communication And Public Opinion, Gerald M. Kosicki; Chapter 5 Political Communication and Personal Influence, Guy Lachapelle; Exploiting Political Communication in the New Era; Chapter 6 Political Advertising During Election Campaigns, Christina Holtz-Bacha; Chapter 7 States, International Organizations, and the News Media, Michael Kuncsik; Chapter 8 Media, Conflict, and Peace, Gadi Wolfsfeld; Chapter 9 Government Communication to the Public and Political Communication, Philippe J. Maarek; Chapter 10 Local Political Communication And Citizen Part icipation, sabine Lang;