Making Sense of Media and Politics: Five Principles in Political Communication
Language: English
Published by Routledge, 2022
- Softcover
- New
Seller: BrownBooks, Leicester, United KingdomBrownBooks
AbeBooks seller since June 9, 2026
Condition: New
£ 999.00
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketSeller Inventory # ABE-1785359700650
- Title
- Making Sense of Media and Politics: Five Principles in Political Communication
- Author
- Wolfsfeld, Gadi
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Publication year
- 2022
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1032009837
- ISBN 13
- 9781032009834
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Item weight
- 215 grams
- Dimensions
- 15.24 centimeters width by 22.23 centimeters height by 1.27 centimeters depth
In Making Sense of Media and Politics, Gadi Wolfsfeld introduces readers to the most important concepts for examining the interrelationship of media and politics. Five major principles are used to summarize the major arguments:
- Political power can usually be translated into power over all forms of media.
- When the powerful lose control over the political environment, they also lose control over all forms of media.
- Every political story that appears in every form of media is biased.
- All forms of media are primarily dedicated to telling good stories, which can have a major impact on political processes.
- Many of the most important effects of the various forms of media on citizens tend to be unintentional and unnoticed.
By identifying these five key principles of political communication, Wolfsfeld examines those who package and send political messages, those who transform political messages into stories, and the effects this can have on citizens, and how the more active members of the public ("users") can initiate their own stories. The result is a brief, engaging guide to help make sense of the wider world of media and politics and an essential companion to more in-depths studies of the field.
New to the Second Edition
- Up-to-date coverage of major political events in the last decade, including the landmark US elections of 2016 and 2020.
- Devotes more attention to the "hybrid media system" that has developed over the last decade, providing a greater balance between traditional "news" and social media in particular.
- Includes more cross-national research, especially in non-Western and non-democratic countries.
- Refines the five principles of political communication to better reflect contemporary media trends.
- Covers key emerging topics including misinformation and threats to democratic institutions, new forms of political engagement, and the economic base of the various forms of media.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Gadi Wolfsfeld is professor of communication and Head of the Communications and New Media MA program at the Sammy Offer School of Communication at the Reichman University (formerly IDC), Herzliya, Israel.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
BrownBooks
Leicester, United Kingdom
AbeBooks seller since June 9, 2026
Shipping rates from United Kingdom to U.S.A.
| Item | 14 to 45 business days | 5 to 10 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 29.99 | £ 38.99 |
Payment methods
Store description
Brown Books
Specialty
Travel, Cooking, Art and FashionSeller's business information
BrownBooks
United Kingdom
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to BrownBooks, Leicester, United Kingdom, without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.