Political Communication

A new era of political power has arrived, one in which the social media forces of Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter indisputably play a larger role in the political process. In this revised and expanded edition of Political Communication: The Manship School Guide, edited by Robert Mann and David D. Perlmutter, contributors discuss technological changes in the context of studies and techniques that remain unchallenged, resulting in a truly comprehensive manual of the world of political communication.

Robert Mann is the Manship Chair and a professor in the Manship School of Mass Communication and co-director of the Reilly Center for Media Public Affairs at Louisiana State University. David D. Perlmutter is director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and a professor and Starch Faculty Fellow at the University of Iowa. He is the author of many books, most recently Blogwars: The New Political Battleground.