Communicating politics: engaging the public in democratic life

The role of communication in civic engagement / Mitchell S. McKinney, Lynda Lee Kaid, and Dianne G. Bystrom An overview of the state of citizens' knowledge about politics / Michael X. Delli Carpini An optimistic reassessment of political communication in the United States / Trevor Parry-Giles and Shawn J. Parry-Giles Communicating the importance of civic participation in census 2000 : "how America knows what America needs" / Bey-Ling Sha and LaVerne V. Collins How government can enhance civic engagement : a perspective from the state / Chester J. Culver Reflections on civic engagement I : low voter turnout and the decline of American civic participation / Curtis Gans Reflections on civic engagement II : nonvoters : who are America's no-shows? / Ellen Shearer Communicating politics through the media : what's wrong and how can we fix it? / David L. Paletz The media participation hypothesis / Erik P. Bucy Media content and candidate viability : the case of Elizabeth Dole / Dianne G. Bystrom Public voices on network news : broadening the discussion / Stephanie Greco Larson

Advertising messages : direct candidate to voter communication in the 2000 presidential primaries / L. Patrick Devlin

Visual manipulations in political spot ads in the 2000 presidential primaries : a source of voter alienation? / Lynda Lee Kaid, Ben Keener, and Mike Chanslor

The Internet and democracy : John McCain's new approach to politicking / Suzanne Larson and Patricia Paystrup

Compaigning in cyberspace : lessons for political communication in the "Net" century / James E. Tomlinson

The limitations of e-democracy / Anne Hildreth, Leah A. Muray, and J. Cherie Strachan

Engaging citizens through presidential debates : does the format matter? / Mitchell S. McKinney

DebateWatch : creating a public sphere for the unheard voices / Diana B. Carlin

Reflections on presidential debates I : a presidential debates retrospective / Sander Vanocur

Reflections on presidential debates II : presidential debates help voters find the information they need, when they need it / Edward M. Fouhy

Issues, inclusion, and illusion : the 2000 Republican National Convention reaches out / Marilyn S. Roberts and Guy Golan

Making politics responsive to women : gender, policy, and political participation / Amy B. Caiazza

Engaging the gap : exploring the gender gap and its influence on the 2000 presidential election / Mary Christine Banwart

Courting women voters : candidate message strategies and the gender gap / Ann E. Burnette

Political interest and media use : analyzing the youth vote / Arla Bernstein

Engaging the disengaged : understanding young citizens' political malaise / Julia A. Spiker.