TY - BOOK AU - Foster, Steven TI - Political communication SN - 9780748625710 U1 - 320 PY - 2010/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Edinburgh University Press KW - Communication in politics KW - Mass media--Objectivity KW - Mass media--Political aspects KW - Freedom of expression KW - Freedom of speech N1 - Part 1: Party political communication -- Three phases of evolution -- The modern communication strategy -- Direct Sales: pre-modern communication in the post-modern age -- Political advertising -- News management in the age of 'spin' -- Part 2: Politics and the media] -- Media bias -- Media effects -- Media policy (1): ownership and control -- Media policy (2): content -- Conclusion: the politics of communication ER -