National Science Library of Georgia

In defense of negativity

Geer, John Gray.

In defense of negativity attack ads in presidential campaigns / [electronic resource] : John G. Geer. - University of Chicago Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xvii, 201 p.) : ill. - Studies in communication, media, and public opinion . - Studies in communication, media, and public opinion. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-194) and index.

The need for negativity: an introduction -- Assessing negativity -- The information environment and negativity -- Evaluating character attacks -- Evaluating the content of negative and positive issue appeals -- Dragging the truth into the gutter? The news media, negativity, and the 1988 campaign -- Negativity, democracy, and the political system.

Americans tend to see negative campaign ads as just that: negative. Pundits, journalists, voters, and scholars frequently complain that such ads undermine elections and even democratic government itself. But John G. Geer here takes the opposite stance, arguing that when political candidates attack each other, raising doubts about each other's views and qualifications, voters--and the democratic process--benefit. In Defense of Negativity, Geer's study of negative advertising in presidential campaigns from 1960 to 2004, asserts that the proliferating attack ads are far more likely than positive ad.

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Campaign management--United States.
Advertising, Political--United States.
Political campaigns--United States.
Presidents--Election--History.--United States
Negativism.
Political Science.
Campagnes électorales--Gestion--États-Unis.
Publicité politique--États-Unis.
Campagnes électorales--États-Unis.
Présidents--Élection--Histoire.--États-Unis
Négativisme.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Political Process--General.
Verkiezingscampagnes.
Presidentskandidaten.
Wahlkampf.
Präsidentenwahl.


Verenigde Staten.


Electronic books.

JK2281 / .G44 2006eb

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