Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vii
4. Preface ix
5. Communication by Canadian Political Institutions
6. The Triangulation of Canadian Political Communication 3
7. The Governing Party and the Permanent Campaign 24
8. Cognitive Effects of Televised Political Advertising in Canada 39
9. The Branding of a Prime Minister: Digital Information Subsidies and the Image Management of Stephen Harper 55
10. Selling Social Democracy: Branding the Political Left in Canada 74
11. The Not-So Social Network: The Use of Twitter by Canada’s Party Leaders 92
12. Canadian Political News Media
13. The Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery: Still Relevant or Relic of Another Time? 111
14. Setting the Agenda? A Case Study of Newspaper Coverage of the 2006 Canadian Election Campaign 127
15. Playing along New Rules: Personalized Politics in a 24/7 Mediated World 144
16. The Mass Media and Welfare Policy Framing: A Study in Policy Definition 160
17. Political Communication and Canadian Citizens
18. Opportunities Missed: Non-Profit Public Communication and Advocacy in Canada 179
19. Blogging, Partisanship, and Political Participation in Canada 194
20. “We Like This”: The Impact of News Websites’ Consensus Information on Political Attitudes 212
21. Political Communication and Marketing in Canada: Challenges for Democracy 229
22. Glossary 247
23. References 255
24. Contributors 292
25. Index 296