An unprecedented election : media, communication, and the electorate in the 2016 campaign / Benjamin R. Warner, Dianne G. Bystrom, Mitchell S. McKinney, and Mary C. Banwart, editors.

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ISBN:

9781440860669

Title:

An unprecedented election : media, communication, and the electorate in the 2016 campaign / Benjamin R. Warner, Dianne G. Bystrom, Mitchell S. McKinney, and Mary C. Banwart, editors.

Author:

Warner, Benjamin R., editor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 450 pages) : illustrations

Series:

Gale virtual reference library

General Note:

Includes index.

Contents:

Understanding the unprecedented 2016 campaign: two historical candidacies yield an unexpected result / Benjamin R. Warner and Dianne G. Bystrom -- Selective exposure and homophily during the 2016 presidential campaign / Natalie Jomini Stroud and Jessica Collier -- What mobilizes partisans?: exploring the underlying pathways between partisan media and political participation / Heesook Choi, Benjamin R. Warner, and Freddie J. Jennings -- Media event influence in the 2016 race: the debates, Trump groping tape, and the last-minute FBI announcement / Esther Thorson, Samuel Tham, Weiyue Chen and Vamsi Kanuri -- The rhetoric of impossible expectations: media coverage of Hillary Clinton's 2016 general election campaign / Kristina Horn Sheeler -- Depends on who is asking: an endorsement experiment during the 2016 presidential election / Kalyca Becktel and Kaye D. Sweetser -- Attributions of incivility in presidential campaign news / Ashley Muddiman -- Fact-checking and the 2016 presidential election: news media's attempts to correct misleading information from the debates / Daniela V. Dimitrova and Kimberly Nelson -- "I'm about to be president; we're all going to die": Baldwin, Trump, and the rhetorical power of comedic presidential impersonation / Will Howell and Trevor Parry-Giles -- Processing the political: presidential primary debate "live-tweeting" as information processing / Josh C. Bramlett, Mitchell S. McKinney, and Benjamin R. Warner -- Donald Trump and the rejection of the norms of American rhetoric and politics / Robert C. Rowland -- "The greatest country on Earth": the evolution of Michelle Obama's American dream / Ryan Neville-Shepard and Meredith Neville-Shepard -- Loss of faith: a realignment of religion on the campaign trail / Brian Kaylor -- Late night with Donald Trump: an exploration of the combined effects of political comedy and political advertising / Freddie J. Jennings, Calvin R. Coker, Josh C. Bramlett, Joel Lansing Reed, and Joshua P. Bolton -- Going on defense: the "unprecedented" use of defensive appeals in 2016 U.S. presidential debates / Corey B. Davis -- Gender and videostyle in 2016: advertising in mixed-gender races for the U.S. house / Kelly L. Winfrey and Jim Schnoebelen -- From interactivity to incitement: ubiquitous communication and elite calls for participatory action / Joshua M. Scacco, Kevin Coe, and Delaney Harness -- Corn Belt controversy: intraparty divisions and political cynicism at the 2016 Iowa caucuses / Joel Lansing Reed, Sopheak Hoeun, Josh C. Bramlett, Molly Greenwood, and Grace Hase -- Exploring and explaining communication, knowledge, and well-being sex differences related to the 2016 U.S. presidential primary season / R. Lance Holbert, Esul Park, and Nicholas W. Robinson -- Gender and the vote in the 2016 presidential election / Kate Kenski -- Election/Elecciïon: Latino twitter users and reactions to presidential political gaffes / Samantha Hernandez -- Analyzing tweets about the 2016 U.S. presidential "blunder" election / Michael W. Kearney -- Understanding the authoritarian voter in the 2016 presidential election / Sumana Chattopadhyay -- Social dominance, sexism, and the lasting effects on political communication from the 2016 election / Mary C. Banwart and Michael W. Kearney.

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Subject Term:

Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2016.

Political campaigns -- United States.

Communication in politics -- United States.

Communication politique -- États-Unis.

POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.

POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.

Communication in politics

Political campaigns

Presidents -- Election

Geographic Term:

United States

Added Author:

Warner, Benjamin R.,

Bystrom, Dianne G.,

McKinney, Mitchell S.,

Banwart, Mary C., 1968-

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?url=http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1698094

Publication Date:

2018

Publication Information:

Santa Barbara, California :

Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC,

[2018]

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Summary

Written by leading scholars of political communication, this book provides a comprehensive accounting of the campaign communication that characterized the unprecedented 2016 presidential campaign. The political events leading up to election day on November 8, 2016, involved unprecedented events in U.S. history: Hillary Clinton was the first woman to be nominated by a major party, and she was favored to win the highest seat in the nation. Donald Trump, arguably one of the most unconventional and most-unlikely-to-succeed candidates in U.S. history, became the leading candidate against Clinton. Then, an even more surprising thing happened: Trump won, an outcome unexpected by all experts and statistical models. An Unprecedented Election: Media, Communication, and the Electorate in the 2016 Campaign presents proprietary research conducted by a national election team and leading scholars in political communication and documents the most significant-and in some cases, the most shocking-features of the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The information presented in this book is derived from national surveys, experiments, and textual analysis and helps readers grasp the truly unique characteristics of this campaign that make it unlike any other in U.S. history. The chapters explain the underlying dynamics of this astonishing election by assessing the important role of both traditional and social media, the evolving (and potentially diminishing) influence of televised campaign advertisements, the various implications of three historic presidential debates, and the contextual significance of convention addresses. Readers will come away with an appreciation of the content and effects of the campaign communication and media coverage as well as the unique attributes of the electorate that ultimately selected Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States.

Author Notes

Benjamin R. Warner , PhD, is assistant professor of communication at the University of Missouri. Dianne G. Bystrom , PhD, is director of the Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University. Mitchell S. McKinney , PhD, is professor of communication at the University of Missouri and currently serves as faculty fellow for academic personnel in the Office of the Provost. Mary C. Banwart , PhD, is associate professor in the Communication Studies Department at the University of Kansas and director of the Institute for Leadership Studies.

Reviews (3)

Booklist Review

This collection brings together prominent and up-and-coming political scientists and commentators in an exhaustive analysis of the 2016 presidential election. Part 1 is dedicated to media coverage. In those eight chapters, topics range from the televised debates, leaked audio tapes, the FBI, and email to Alec Baldwin's satirical portrayal of Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live. Part 2 is a more focused section dedicated to campaign communications and includes essays on topics such as the live tweeting of primary debates, the expression of religion on the campaign trail, and the efficacy of negative attack ads, both in the primary and general elections. Part 3 is an investigation into the attitudes and communication methods of the electorate itself and includes analyses of Twitter and Facebook use during the campaign as well as topics that were of interest to voters, such as racism, sexism, and authoritarianism. References are listed at the end of each chapter. Any researcher, from the mildly curious to the 24-hour-cable-news-cycle obsessed, will find something of interest in these pages.--Robert Robinson Copyright 2018 Booklist

Choice Review

Warner (Univ. of Kansas), Dianne G. Bystrom (Univ. of Oklahoma), Mitchell S. McKinney (Univ. of Kansas), and Mary C. Banwart (Univ. of Oklahoma) respond to the "unprecedented" presidential election of 2016. The essays examine critical elements of key campaigns and their ensuing repercussions. The volume is grouped into three categories: media coverage, campaign communication, and communication attitudes and behaviors of the electorate. The 23 chapters coalesce to catalog and survey the critical affairs associated with the election. In a particularly appealing chapter, "I'm about to be President: We're All Going to Die," Will Howell and Trevor Parry-Giles investigate how parody serves as a vehicle for reconciliation during and after rancorous elections. The authors, who range from doctoral candidates to reporters working at prestigious media outlets, succeed in their attempt to advance knowledge about political communicative processes. Several recent publications investigate the 2016 election, such as The Unprecedented 2016 Presidential Election, by Rachel Bitecofer (Palgrave Macmillan, 2018), but this volume adds to the literature by offering a look at this event through an academic lens situated in the communication discipline. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. --Kristen L Majocha, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Library Journal Review

Warner (Univ. of Missouri), Dianne G. Bystrom (Iowa State Univ.), Mitchell S. McKinney (Univ. of Missouri), and Mary C. Banwart (Univ. of Kansas), along with 40 other scholars, professors, and advanced graduate students, rigorously apply a variety of methods and theories from quantitative, qualitative, and rhetorical perspectives to analyze the 2016 presidential election primarily through the lens of political communication. Part 1 features studies that examine the use, content, and effects of traditional and new media channels during the campaign. Part 2 includes essays that review the communication strategies of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump as well as those of female and male candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives. Part 3 explores how voters reacted to the presidential candidates and their campaigns during and after the election. A myriad topics are addressed throughout, including the role of gender in politics, media bias, and communication styles. Sections on tweeting, incivility, political comedy, and media influence are particularly relevant. Many authors provide extensive figures and tables to support their theses and conclusions. All chapters have lengthy lists of appropriate references. This scholarly, balanced compilation effectively sheds light on an election that continues to confound experts and prognosticators alike, presenting not only original insights into the events and outcomes of 2016 but also clues of what may lie ahead. VERDICT Political junkies and undergraduate/graduate students will find this a clear-sighted resource.-Rob Tench, Old Dominion Univ. Libs., -Norfolk, VA © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.