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The Poll With A Human Face: The National Issues Convention Experiment in Political Communication (Routledge Communication Series) 1st Edition

by Maxwell Mccombs (Editor), Amy Reynolds (Editor)
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In 1996, the National Issues Convention (NIC) assembled a national sample of 459 Americans on the campus of the University of Texas at Austin. This diverse group of Americans was seen and heard nationally. They spent three days in small group discussions of major public issues and participated in two live PBS telecasts moderated by Jim Lehrer where they questioned Vice President Al Gore and four contenders for the Republican presidential nomination. This experiment in democracy was an innovative step that engaged the ongoing debate about mass communication and democracy.

The Poll With a Human Face details this innovative event, the arguments and logic behind it, the experiences of the delegates and journalists involved in the NIC, and social science research analyzing the news coverage and its effects. This book is both a specific case study of the NIC and a broad scale contribution to the discipline of political communication.

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  1. ISBN-10
    0805829741
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0805829747
  3. Edition
    1st
  4. Publisher
    Routledge
  5. Publication date
    August 1, 1999
  6. Part of series
    Routledge Communication
  7. Language
    English
  8. Dimensions
    5.26 x 0.9 x 9.32 inches
  9. Print length
    276 pages
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"By assembling this broad, stimulating collection--including studies of how delegates were recruited and how public journalism advocates covered the NIC and the early presidential campaign--McCombs and Reynolds have provided us with the most thorough examination to date of a remarkable event."
―Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly

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Maxwell Mccombs, Amy Reynolds

Product details

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 1st edition (August 1, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 276 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0805829741
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0805829747
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ 1360L
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.48 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.26 x 0.9 x 9.32 inches

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Amy Reynolds

Amy Reynolds

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Dr. Amy Reynolds is dean of the College of Communication and Information at Kent State University.

Reynolds earned her Ph.D. in mass communication at the University of Texas, her master's degree in journalism at Indiana University, and her bachelor's degree in English from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.

Prior to earning her Ph.D., Reynolds has worked as a journalist, editor and producer at newspapers and television stations (both commercial and public).

Broadly speaking, Reynolds' research and writing focuses on the role of the media in a democracy. Her books and articles have examined a variety of topics, including media law; the future of print journalism in a digital world; how breaking news shrinks public debate by excluding dissenting opinions and ideas; the relationship between the press and terrorism; how law and social science can work together to produce more useful research; how the Northern press reported on the Civil War; and, how early 20th century press criticism helps us better understand today's media.

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