Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Figures xi
4. List of Tables xiii
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. 1 Introduction 1
7. 2 Political Talk Radio and Its Most Prominent Practitioner 14
8. 3 Toward a Value Heresthetic Model of Political Persuasion 30
9. 4 Talk Radio, Public Opinion, and Vote Choice: The “Limbaugh Effect,” 1994–96 56
10. 5 Talk Radio, Opinion Leadership, and Presidential Nominations: Evidence from the 2000 Republican Primary Battle 75
11. 6 The Talk Radio Community: Nontraditional Social Networks and Political Participation 92
12. 7 Information, Misinformation, and Political Talk Radio 106
13. 8 Conclusion 119
14. A The Limbaugh Message 129
15. B Excerpts from the Rhetoric Stimulus 131
16. C Excerpts from the Value Heresthetic Stimulus 133
17. Notes 135
18. References 141
19. Index 157
20. Backmatter 167