Hillary Clinton in the News: Gender and Authenticity in American Politics
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (716 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0252079787 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Shawn J. The book will be useful to non-academics as well as academic researchers as we seek to understand the role news media play in constructing the public personae of women."--Mary Douglas Vavrus, author of Postfeminist News: Political Women in Media Culture "Parry-Giles has written a lucid monograph about news representations of a political woman--a book that opens urgent conversations for other scholars to join."--Rhetoric Review. Parry-Giles has written an insightful, exhaustive, and historically rooted analysis of Hillary Rodham Clinton's numerous media permutations
CS said Illustrates the need to be media literate and critical. The author has done an excellent and extensive job at examining the portrayal of Hillary Clinton by the media. This is a mainly an academic read which examines American values, politics, gender, and incorporates mass communication theories to make sense of how framing by broadcast media played a part in forming public perception of Clinton. The book provides an excellent case-study using Clinton, but can guide readers towards a more critical assessment of the media images they receive and the perceptions t. "How Authentic is Hillary Rodham Clinton" according to Rikki White. You have to be brave and ambitious to join the political circus in the United States of America, but you have to be more than that because there are a pack of wolves out there waiting to tear you to pieces no matter what sterling qualities you possess for the position you are seeking the minute you throw your hat into the ring.Authenticity seems to take on an enormous importance, rather than conviction, courage, ability to do the job, drive, and past record. The author has done the most thorough job of res
Hillary Clinton in the News: Gender and Authenticity in American Politics shows how the U.S. news media created their own news frames of Clinton's political authenticity and image-making, from her participation in Bill Clinton's 1992 presidential campaign through her own 2008 presidential bid.Using theories of nationalism, feminism, and authenticity, Parry-Giles tracks the evolving ways the major networks and cable news programs framed Clinton's image as she assumed roles ranging from surrogate campaigner, legislative advocate, and financial investor to international emissary, scorned wife, and political candidate. This study magnifies how the coverage that preceded Clinton's entry into electoral politics was grounded in her earliest p