Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vii
4. Foreword ix
5. Acknowledgments xiv
6. Abbreviations xvi
7. Introduction
8. Political Elites in the Age of Digital Media 5
9. Tips and Tactics for Securing Interviews with Political Elites 29
10. Governmental Political Elites
11. The Intersection of Public Policy and Digital Communications: The Federal Government Vantage Point 51
12. Political Staff and Permanent Public Servants: Still Getting Along 71
13. Gender, Tone, and Content of Premiers’ News Coverage: A Matched Comparison 89
14. From Elitism to Idealization: The Representation of Premiers in Social Media Videos 109
15. Supreme Court Judges: Traditional Elite Roles in a Digital Age 128
16. Non-governmental Political Elites
17. Communications as the Workhorse of Governmental Politics: The Liberal Party Leader and the Liberal Caucus 151
18. Political Strategists in Canada 168
19. Hybridity and Mobility: Media Elite Status on Political Twitter Hashtags 184
20. Scandals and Screenshots: Social Media Elites in Canadian Politics 204
21. The National Message, the Local Tour: Candidates’ Use of Twitter during the 2015 Canadian Election 223
22. Going Digital: Non-Profit Organizations in a Transformed Media Environment 243
23. Conclusion
24. Emerging Voices, Evolving Concerns 263
25. Glossary 288
26. Contributors 296
27. Index 300