Political Communication Ethics

Theory and Practice

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Political Communication Ethics

Theory and Practice

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Political Communication Ethics: Theory and Practice brings together scholars and practitioners to introduce students to what, if any, ethical responsibilities political professionals have. Chapter authors range from a top Republican lobbyist to an Obama appointee, from leading academics to top digital strategists, and more.
As a collection of diverse perspectives covering speechwriting and political communication, advocacy, political campaigns, online politics, and American civil religion, this book serves as an essential resource for students and scholars across many disciplines.

Table of Contents

Part One: Political Communication Ethics in Theory

1. Ancient Democracy and Ethical Persuasion, Kenneth R. Chase

2. Ethics and the Ends of Rhetoric, Janet M. Atwill

3. Communication Ethics in Machiavelli, Alexander S. Duff

4. Toward an Idealistic Political Theory of American and Global Politics in an Era of Ascendant Incivility, Benjamin Voth

5. Civil Religion as an Ethical Foundation for Political Communication, Peter Loge

6. The Rhetoric and Ethics of Political Communication: Freedom Summer as a Case Study in Moral Leadership, Mark L. McPhail

7. The Ethical Implications of the Presidential Speechwriter’s Metaphors: Michael Gerson’s “The First Sign of a Smoking Gun Might be a Mushroom Cloud”, David A. Frank

8. Overview of Digital Political Communication and Marketing, Jennifer Lees-Marshment and Vincent Raynauld

Part Two: Political Communication Ethics in Practice

9. Goalposts and Guardrails: A Mixed-Metaphor Guide to Ethics in Advocacy Campaigns, Elisa Massimino

10. Yes, We Must Do Better (But It’s Not as Bad as You Think), Edward Brookover

11. Instructions Not Included: The Limited Function of Laws, Norms, and Political Incentives in Political Communications Ethics, Kip F. Wainscott

12. Defense of the Dark Arts: A Primer on the Ethics of ‘Oppo’, Andrew Lautz

13. How Political Fact-Checkers Obscure Larger Truths in the Pursuit of Small Ones, Anson Kaye

14. Ethics in Political Speechwriting, Rachel Wallace

15. Identity Crisis: The Blurred Lines for Consumers and Producers of Digital Content, Cheryl Contee and Rosalyn Lemieux

16. The Ethics of Lobbying, Matthew L. Johnson and Israel S. Klein

Product details

Published Aug 14 2020
Format Hardback
Edition 1st
Extent 276
ISBN 9781538129968
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Illustrations 1 b/w photo; 2 tables; 1 graph; 2 charts
Dimensions 231 x 160 mm
Series Communication, Media, and Politics
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Peter Loge

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