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Substantial changes have occurred in the nature of politicaldiscourse over the past thirty years. Once, traditional media dominatedthe political landscape, but in recent years Facebook, Twitter, blogsand Blackberrys have emerged as important tools and platforms forpolitical campaigns. While the Canadian party system has provedsurprisingly resilient, the rhythms of political life are now verydifferent. A never-ending 24-hour news cycle has resulted in anever-ending political campaign. The implications of this new politicalstyle and its impact on political discourse are issues vigorouslydebated…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
Substantial changes have occurred in the nature of politicaldiscourse over the past thirty years. Once, traditional media dominatedthe political landscape, but in recent years Facebook, Twitter, blogsand Blackberrys have emerged as important tools and platforms forpolitical campaigns. While the Canadian party system has provedsurprisingly resilient, the rhythms of political life are now verydifferent. A never-ending 24-hour news cycle has resulted in anever-ending political campaign. The implications of this new politicalstyle and its impact on political discourse are issues vigorouslydebated in this new volume of How Canadians Communicate, as isthe question on every politician's mind: How can we draw ageneration of digital natives into the current political dialogue? With contributions from such diverse figures as Elly Alboim, RichardDavis, Tom Flanagan, David Marshall, and Roger Epp, How CanadiansCommunicate IV is the most comprehensive review of politicalcommunication in Canada in over three decades - one that posesquestions fundamental to the quality of public life.
Autorenporträt
David Taras holds the Ralph Klein Chair in mediastudies at Mount Royal University. He served as an expert advisor tothe House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage andco-edited the first two volumes in the How Canadians Communicateseries. He is the co-author of The Last Word: Media Coverage of theSupreme Court of Canada. Christopher Waddell isdirector of the School of Journalism and Communication at CarletonUniversity and holds the Carty Chair in business and financialjournalism. He was formerly national editor for The Globe and Mail andParliamentary bureau chief for CBC television news.