The turbulent history of the United States has provided a fertile ground for conspiracies, both real and imagined. From the American Revolution to the present day, conspiracy discourse—linguistic and
Public opinion polls point to a continuing decline in confidence in the Presidency, court system, Congress, the news media, state government, public education, and other key institutions. Moy and Pfau
This vital study employs a "television perspective" in examining the sponsorship, formats, nature, and impacts of presidential debates, stressing the 1960, 1976, 1980, 1984, and 1988 debates. The auth
Analyzing data drawn from national public opinion surveys conducted during the 2004 US presidential campaign, the authors (a professor and two doctoral students of communication at the U. of Oklahoma)
A sea change is taking place in how people use media, and it affects not only how people perceive political candidates and where they get their information, but also—more broadly—their basic democrati
In an era when the value of the humanities and qualitative inquiry has been questioned in academia and beyond, Making the Case is an engaging and timely collection that brings together a veritable who
