Intimate politics
Subtitle: publicity, privacy and the personal lives of politicians in media-saturated democracies
By: James Stanyer
Series: Contemporary political communication; Contemporary political communication
Publisher: Polity
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9780745644769; 9780745644776
Subjects: Press and politics; Cross-cultural studies; Political aspects; Right of Privacy; Communication in politics
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-211) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : politicians' personal lives in the media spotlight; title: Soft focus : leaders' personal lives close-up; title: Digging for dirt : publicizing politicians' sex lives; title: Changing exposure : critical moments and the uncovering of politicians' infidelity; title: Transnational revelations : flows, access and control in a global news environment; title: Drawing conclusions : intimization and democratic politics.