Norris, Pippa <br/><br/>
A virtuous circle :  political communications in postindustrial societies 

 - New York :  Cambridge University,  2002 
 - 398 p. 
 - Communication ;  society, and politics .
<br/><br/> Part 1 - The news media and civic malaise  The news media and democracy  Evaluating media performance  Understanding political communications  Part 2 - Trends in political communications  The decline of newspapers?  The rise (and fall?) of the television age  The emerging internet era  The evolution of campaign communications  The rise of the postmodern campaign?  Part 3 - The impact on democracy  Negative news, negative public?  Knows little? Information and choice  Cares less? Cynical media, cynical public?  Stays home? Political mobilization  American exceptionalism?  A virtuous circle? 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Politica Internacional<br/>Comunicacao Social<br/>Democracia