Presidential Debates

The Challenge of Creating an Informed Electorate

• Author(s): Kathleen Hall Jamieson, David S. Birdsell,
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Pages: 276
• ISBN_10: 019506660X
  ISBN_13: 9780195066609
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines / Communication Studies , Language Arts & Disciplines / Rhetoric , Political Science / Political Process / Campaigns & Elections , Political Science / Political Process / General , Political Science / American Government / Executive Branch , Political Science / Political Process / Media & Internet , Social Science / Media Studies ,

Description:... Do Presidential Debates really make issues more central to the campaign, or are they merely joint press conferences in which pre-packaged slogans hold sway? This work places contemporary debates in their historical context, tracing their development in the American political tradition from the eighteenth century to the present. The authors conclude with thoughtful recommendations designed to preserve the best elements of traditional debate while adapting to the requirements of the broadcast age. Book jacket.