Performing Politics: Media Interviews, Debates and Press Conferences (eBook)

Geoffrey Craig is Professor of Communication Studies and Head of Research in the School of Communication Studies at Auckland University of Technology (AUT)

Preface and Acknowledgements 9

Chapter 1 Mediated Political Performance 16

Chapter 2 Political Games 36

Chapter 3 Political Interviews 58

Chapter 4 Leaders' Debates 83

Chapter 5 Press Conferences 108

Chapter 6 Current Affairs Forum Television 132

Chapter 7 Political Celebrity Interviews 154

Conclusion 178

References 189

Index 209

"How politicians perform seems to matter as much as what they claim to believe in. Crucial to the success of politicians? performances is media representation. Geoffrey Craig?s analysis of this process of making political subjectivities visible is both highly perceptive and rigorously systematic. This book makes an important contribution to the growing literature on the cultural sociology of political performance."

Stephen Coleman, University of Leeds

"Geoffrey Craig?s study of broadcast political performance is a welcome addition to an expanding literature on the mediation of political communication and journalism. His cases and analyses will be essential reading for students of political communication in the age of mediation."

Brian McNair, Queensland University of Technology