Politics, Society, and the Media, Second Edition

Paul Nesbitt-Larking is Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science at Huron University College in London, Ontario. A regular commentator on television and radio, his publications on Canadian and comparative politics include articles in The Canadian Journal of Political Science, The Journal of Legislative Studies, and Political Psychology. He is co-producer of the DVD, Conversations on Canadian Politics, and is author of the forthcoming book, The Political Psychology of Globalization.

"...it is not only the best introduction available to students of media and communications but is also an essential text for anyone with a serious interest in journalism history, the inner workings of news media and their impact on politics and society in general. Nesbitt-Larking has a rare gift for explaining the intricacies of various communication theories clearly and meaningfully. His special contribution is to relate these theories, most of them put forward by American or European scholars, 'within the context of the essential character of Canadian historical development.' As far as I am aware, this has not been done before, certainly not as competently or as clearly." - Peter Desbarats (The Literary Review of Canada)

• Acknowledgements Why? How? What? Press Gangs: The Role of the Newspaper in Canadian Political Life The Masses and the Masseys: The Political History of Broadcasting in Canada The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Culture, Ideology, and the Media (Almost) Everywhere They Are in Chains: The Political Economy of Communications in Canada Sticks, Carrots, and Party Favours: State and Political Regulation of the Media Life in the Sausage Factory: Possibilities and Constraints of Media Organizations The Decline and Fall of the American Empire: Space and Time in the Work of Innis, Grant, and McLuhan Mass Rallies, Mass Consumption, and (Mass) Confusion: Approaches to the Media in the Postmodern World Drums and Wires: The Political Deconstruction of Canadian Texts Moving Voters, Moving Accounts, and Moving Wallpaper: The Politics of Reading Lies, Damn Lies, and Opinion Polls: Do the Media Massage the Message? From Experience to Editorial: Gatekeeping, Agenda-Setting, Priming, and Framing Social Responsibility and Antisocial Irresponsibility: Ethics, Participation, Political Activism, and the Media BibliographyIndex