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Acknowledgements
The Past and Future of Political Communication in Canada: AnIntroduction / David Taras
PART I: The Changing World of Media andPolitics
1. The Uncertain Future of theNews / Florian Sauvageau
2. On the Verge of TotalDysfunction: Government, Media, and Communications / EllyAlboim
3. Blogs and Politics /Richard Davis
4. The 2011 Federal Election andthe Transformation of Canadian Media and Politics / David Taras andChristopher Waddell
5. Berry’d Alive: TheMedia, Technology, and the Death of Political Coverage /Christopher Waddell
6. Political Communication andthe “Permanent Campaign” / Tom Flanagan
7. Are Negative Ads Positive?Political Advertising and the Permanent Campaign / JonathanRose
8. E-ttack Politics: Negativity,the Internet, and Canadian Political Partis / Tamara Small
9. Myths Communicated by TwoAlberta Dynasties / Alvin Finkel
10. Throwing the Baby Out with the Bathwater: CanadianForces News Media Relations and Operational Security / RobertBergen
PART II: Citizens and Politics in Everday Life
11. Exceptional Canadians: Biography in the PublicSphere / David Marshall
12. Off-Road Democracy: The Politics of Land, Water, andCommunity in Alberta / Roger Epp
13. Two Solitudes, Two Québecs, and the CinemaIn-Between / Dominique Perron
14. Verbal Smackdown: Charles Adler and Canadian TalkRadio / ShannonSampert
15. Contemporary Canadian Aboriginal Art: Storyworkingin the Public Sphere / Troy Patenaude
16. Intimate Strangers: The Formal Distance BetweenMusic and Politics in Canada / Richard Sutherland
Final Thoughts: How Will Canadians Communicate About Politics andthe Media in 2015? / Christopher Waddell
Contributors
Index