Controlling the message : new media in American political campaigns / edited by Victoria A. Farrar-Myers and Justin S. Vaughn. - New York : New York University Press, (c)2015. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Introduction: Controlling the Message in the Social Media Marketplace of Ideas / Part 1: Elite Utilization -- 1. Strategic Communication in a Networked Age / 2. Congressional Campaigns' Motivations for Social Media Adoption / 3. Surrogates or Competitors? Social Media Use by Independent Political Actors / 4. The Competition to Control Campaign Messages on YouTube / Part 2: Message Control in the New Media Environment -- 5. Campaign News in the Time of Twitter / 6. New and Traditional Media Reportage on Electoral Campaign Controversies / 7. Traditional Media, Social Media, and Different Presidential Campaign Messages / Part 3: Social Media's Impact on Campaign Politics -- 8. The Influence of User-Controlled Messages on Candidate Evaluations / 9. Terms of Engagement: Online Political Participation and the Impact on Offline Political Participation / 10. Is Laughter the Best Medicine for Politics? Commercial versus Noncommercial YouTube Videos / Part 4: Social Media and Civic Relations -- 11. Comment Forum Speech as a Mirror of Mainstream Discourse / 12. Sparking Debate: Campaigns, Social Media, and Political Incivility / 13. Flaming and Blaming: The Political Effect of Internet News and Reader "Comments" / Conclusion: Message Control at the Margins /Victoria A. Farrar-Myers and Justin S. Vaughn. Victoria A. Farrar-Myers and Justin S. Vaughn -- Daniel Kreiss and Creighton Welch -- Girish J. Gulati and Christine B. Williams -- Julia R. Azari and Benjamin A. Stewart -- Robert J. Klotz -- Regina G. Lawrence -- Mike Gruszczynski -- Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha -- Joshua Hawthorne and Benjamin R. Warner -- Meredith Conroy, Jessica T. Feezell, and Mario Guerrero -- Todd L. Belt -- Karen S. Hoffman -- Daniel J. Coffey, Michael Kohler, and Douglas M. Granger -- Brian R. Calfano --



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