The Politics and PR of Capitol Hill’s Image Makers

The Role of the Congressional Press Secretary

Dr Edward J. Downes (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

272 Seiten

2024
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Verlag)
978-0-7556-0236-0 (ISBN)

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Every Member of Congress employs his or her own press secretary, a person dedicated to meticulously crafting and delivering that politician’s image. These communication professionals’ well-honed and artfully packaged messages affect the public and the media's thinking. They shape the perceptions of national and international political issues. For good or ill, the USA's political ecosystem responds to the behind-the-scenes work done by the press secretaries, and the laws and governance of the United States are built in part on their communications.

Based on interviews and qualitative data sets gathered over the course of 25 years - this is the first book to look in detail at the role of congressional press secretaries and how they shape the US political system. The result is a groundbreaking work on a new angle of US political history and a book that should be read by all those working on Capitol Hill and in the political world.

Edward J. Downes is Associate Professor of Public Relations at Boston University’s College of Communication, USA. Dr. Downes gained a wide breadth of full-time communications experience working in the corporate, government and nonprofit sectors for more than 10 years throughout metropolitan Washington, DC. He held positions as a public relations director, marketing representative, special events producer, campaign organizer, personnel specialist, communications consultant and researcher.

Chapter 1: Who are the Press Secretaries
Chapter 2: What Do the Press Secretaries Think of their Bosses
Chapter 3: What Do the Press Secretaries Do
Chapter 4: With Whom (and Where) Do the Press Secretaries Work
Chapter 5: What Are the Press Secretaries’ Days Like
Chapter 6: How Do the Press Secretaries Work with Traditional Media
Chapter 7: How Do the Press Secretaries Work with New Media
Chapter 8: How Do the Press Secretaries Decide on Which Issues to Focus
Chapter 9: What Have Others Written About the Press Secretaries
Chapter 10: What Power Do the Press Secretaries Have
Chapter 11: Does the Press Secretaries’ Work Enhance Democracy
Conclusion
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	05.11.2021
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	0-7556-0236-6 / 0755602366
ISBN-13	978-0-7556-0236-0 / 9780755602360
Zustand	Neuware