Introduction: The Expanding Field of Political Communication in the Era of Continuous Connectivity / Holli A. Semetko and Margaret Scammell -- Entertainment Media and the Political Engagement of Citizens / Michael X. Delli Carpini -- Do Cosmopolitan Communications Threaten Traditional Moral Values? / Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart -- Political Communication in a Changing Media Environment / Fred Fletcher and Mary Lynn Young -- Blogging and the Future of News / Richard Davis -- Political Organizations and Campaigning Online / Rachel K. Gibson and Stephen Ward -- Popular Culture and Political Communication / John Street -- Government Communication: An Emerging Field in Political Communication Research / Marâia Josâe Canel and Karen Sanders -- What's Good and Bad in Political Communication Research? Normative Standards for Evaluating Media and Citizen Performance / Scott L. Althaus -- Digital Media and Citizenship / Bruce Bimber -- Digital Media and Youth Engagement / W. Lance Bennett, Deen G Freelon, Muzammil Hussain, Chris Wells -- The Internet and Citizenship: Democratic Opportunity or More of the Same? / Stephen Coleman and Jay G. Blumler -- Civic Knowledge and Audiovisual Learning / Doris A. Graber and Gregory G. Holyk -- Women as Political Communicators: Candidates and Campaigns / Susan A. Banducci with Elisabeth Gidengil and Joanna Everitt -- The Impact of Negative Campaigning on Citizens' Actions and Attitudes / Kim L. Fridkin and Patrick J. Kenney -- Changes in European Public Service Broadcasting: Potential Consequences for Political Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior / Kees Aarts and Holli A. Semetko ;.

Social Networks, Public Discussion, and Civic Engagement: A Socialization Perspective / Jack M. McLeod and Nam-Jin Lee -- Measuring Affect, Emotion and Mood in Political Communication / Ann N. Crigler and Marion R. Just -- Online Panels and the Future of Political Communication Research / Shanto Iyengar and Lynn Vavreck -- Social Networks and Political Knowledge / William P. Eveland, Jr., Myiah J. Hutchens and Alyssa C. Morey -- Understanding the Content of News Media / Stephen D. Reese and Jae Kook Lee -- Ethnography as Theory and Method in the Study of Political Communication / Debra Spitulnik Vidali and Mark Allen Peterson -- Political Visions: Visual Studies in Political Communication / Kevin G. Barnhurst and Kelly Quinn -- News Framing Research: An Overview and New Developments / Claes H. de Vreese and Sophie Lecheler -- Dynamics in Mass Communication Effects Research / Dennis Chong and James N. Druckman -- Media, Power and U.S. Foreign Policy / Sean Aday, Robert M. Entman and Steven Livingston -- News Media and War / Piers Robinson -- The Power of Rhetoric: Understanding Political Oratory / Vanessa B Beasley -- The Power of Everyday Conversations: Mediating the Effects of Media Use on Policy Understanding / Jisuk Woo, Min-Gyu Kim, Joohan Kim ;.

Leaders on the Campaign Trail: The Impact of Television News on Perceptions of Party Leaders in British General Elections / Holli A. Semetko, Margaret Scammell and Andrew Kerner -- The Interdependency of Mass Media and Social Movements / Rens Vliegenthart and Stefaan Walgrave -- Media Consolidation, Fragmentation and Selective Exposure in the US / Diana Owen -- Democratization and the Changing Media Environment in South Korea / June Woong Rhee and Eun-mee Kim -- The Changing Landscape of Political Communications in China / Xian Zhou -- Political Communication in Latin America / Silvio Waisboard -- Political Communication and Media Effects in the Context of New Democracies of East-Central Europe / Hubert Tworzecki -- Post-Soviet Political Communication / Sarah Oates -- Al-Jazeera Arabic, Transnational Identity and Influence / Sam Cherribi -- Grassroots Political Communication in India: Women's Movements, Vernacular Rhetoric and Street Play Performance / Christine Garlough -- Political Communication in Post-Apartheid South Africa / Ian Glenn and Robert Mattes -- Some Caveats about Comparative Research in Media Studies / Paolo Mancini and Daniel C. Hallin -- Never Waste A Good Crisis: The British Phone Hacking Scandal and its Implications for Politics and the Press / Richard Tait.