Political Communication in Real Time
Theoretical and Applied Research Approaches
1st Edition
Published on 13. October 2016
Book
Hardback
310 pages
978-1-138-94940-9 (ISBN)
Description
Much has been made of the speed and constancy of modern politics. Whether watching cable news, retweeting political posts, or receiving news alerts on our phones, political communication now happens continuously and in real time. Traditional research methods often do not capture this dynamic environment. Early studies that guided the study of political communication took place at a time when transistors and FM radio, television, and widely distributed films technologically changed the way people gained information and developed knowledge of the world around them. Now, the environment has transformed again through digital innovations.
This book provides one of the first systematic assessment of real-time methods used to study the new digital media environment. It features twelve chapters-authored by leading researchers in the field-using continuous or real time response methods to study political communication in various forms. Moreover, the authors explain how viewer attitudes can be measured over time, message effects can be pin--pointed down to the second of impact, behaviors can be tracked and analyzed unobtrusively, and respondents can naturally respond on their smartphone, tablet, or even console gaming system. Leading practitioners in the field working for CNN, Microsoft, and Twitter show how the approach is being innovatively used in the field.
Political Communication in Real Time is a welcome addition to the growing field of interest in "big data" and continuous response research. This volume will appeal to scholars and practitioners in political science and communication studies wishing to gain new insights into the strengths and limitations of this approach. Political communication is a continuous process, so theories, applications, and cognitive models of such communication require continuous measures and methods.
This book provides one of the first systematic assessment of real-time methods used to study the new digital media environment. It features twelve chapters-authored by leading researchers in the field-using continuous or real time response methods to study political communication in various forms. Moreover, the authors explain how viewer attitudes can be measured over time, message effects can be pin--pointed down to the second of impact, behaviors can be tracked and analyzed unobtrusively, and respondents can naturally respond on their smartphone, tablet, or even console gaming system. Leading practitioners in the field working for CNN, Microsoft, and Twitter show how the approach is being innovatively used in the field.
Political Communication in Real Time is a welcome addition to the growing field of interest in "big data" and continuous response research. This volume will appeal to scholars and practitioners in political science and communication studies wishing to gain new insights into the strengths and limitations of this approach. Political communication is a continuous process, so theories, applications, and cognitive models of such communication require continuous measures and methods.
Reviews / Votes
'This volume offers fascinating explorations of technologies that are changing how we measure and understand voting behavior. There are lessons in here for scholars and campaign practitioners alike.' - John Sides, George Washington University'Like many scholars of political communication, I struggle with how to measure today's multi-platform communication environment in real time-and people's responses to those messages. Schill, Kirk and Jasperson's "Political Communication in Real Time" is the book I've been waiting for, a trusted source for the latest on how to tap what people are saying and thinking right now on social and digital media. My research will be the better for it.' - Travis N. Ridout, Washington State University
'A well-researched, thorough analysis of the history and impact of Real Time Response methods and Moment to Moment data collection. Validating much of what we know, and uncovering many new and fascinating findings, this book will become required reading for everyone looking to benefit from in-the-moment research.' - David Paul, founder and CEO, Dialsmith, developer of the Perception Analyzer real time response system
'This book is an important contribution to the emerging field of real-time response measurement. It brings together social and behavioral scientists and practitioners using real-time response techniques in business contexts. It provides interdisciplinary insights and international perspectives. It enlarges our understanding of real-time measurement by highlighting a broad variety of techniques capturing human reactions to reality on a second-by-second basis. It teaches us how to employ real-time response techniques in- and outside the laboratory. This book is a must-read for every scholar interested in how to open the black box of human information processing in political communication.' - Prof. Dr. Juergen Maier, Universitaet Koblenz-Landau
'This book offers great insights in the various fascinating ways of analyzing political communication continuously in real time. It is a must-read for everyone interested in innovative research methods used to study the effects of verbal and nonverbal communication.'- Prof. Dr. Marcus Maurer, Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
13 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 67 s/w Zeichnungen, 23 s/w Tabellen, 80 s/w Abbildungen
23 Tables, black and white; 67 Line drawings, black and white; 13 Halftones, black and white; 80 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
605 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-138-94940-9 (9781138949409)
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Theoretical and Applied Research Approaches
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Persons
Dan Schill is Associate Professor in the School of Communication Studies and Affiliate Faculty in Political Science at James Madison University. His research is focused on advocacy, political communication, technology, and the mass media.
Rita Kirk is Professor and Director of the Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility at Southern Methodist University. Her research focuses on campaign communication concentrating on emergent technologies, the development of public arguments, and hate speech.
Amy E. Jasperson is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Rhodes College. Her research focuses on media framing and its resonance with citizens, communication during crises, campaign advertising strategies, and gender and media.
Rita Kirk is Professor and Director of the Maguire Center for Ethics and Public Responsibility at Southern Methodist University. Her research focuses on campaign communication concentrating on emergent technologies, the development of public arguments, and hate speech.
Amy E. Jasperson is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science at Rhodes College. Her research focuses on media framing and its resonance with citizens, communication during crises, campaign advertising strategies, and gender and media.
Content
Part I: Real Time Response Techniques, Approaches, and Insights
Chapter 1: The History, Reliability, Validity, and Utility of Real Time Response
Dan Schill
Chapter 2: Collecting, Interpreting, and Analyzing Continuous Response Data
Jennifer Burton, Jan Gollins, and Danielle Walls
Chapter 3: Strategic Insights: The News Value of Real Time Response Measurements
Rita Kirk
Chapter 4: Social Media and the Rise of the Connected Voter
Sean Evins
Part II: Real Time Effects: Measuring Political Message Effects by the Second
Chapter 5: High-Frequency Polling with Non-Representative Data
Andrew Gelman, Sharad Goel, David Rothschild, and Wei Wang
Chapter 6: Moment-to-Moment Responses to Race-Based Messages in Political Campaign Advertisements
Stephen Maynard Caliendo, Charlton D. McIlwain, and Elizabeth Dudash-Buskirk
Chapter 7: Measuring Effects of Candidates on Voters in Germany: A methodological comparison between Real-Time-Response Measurement and Facial Coding
Simon Ottler, Reza Mousa-Kazemi, and Rene Resch
Chapter 8: Scalable Multidimensional Response Measurement using a Mobile Platform Philip Resnik, Amber E. Boydstun, Rebecca A. Glazier, and Matthew T. Pietryka
Part III: Partisanship and Polarization: Real Time Selective Information Processing
Chapter 9: Polarization in Less than Thirty Seconds: Continuous Monitoring of Voter Response to Campaign Advertising
Shanto Iyengar, Simon Jackman, and Kyu Hahn
Chapter 10: Polarization in the 2012 Presidential Debates: A Moment-to-Moment, Dynamic Analysis of Audience Reactions in Ohio and Florida
Amy E. Jasperson, Jan Gollins, and Danielle Walls
Chapter 11: How Attacks and Defenses Resonate with Viewers' Political Attitudes in Televised Debates: An Empirical Test of the Resonance Model of Campaign Effects
Marko Bachl
Chapter 12: Moments of Partisan Divergence in Presidential Debates: Indicators of Verbal and Nonverbal Influence
Shawn R. Hughes and Erik P. Bucy
Chapter 1: The History, Reliability, Validity, and Utility of Real Time Response
Dan Schill
Chapter 2: Collecting, Interpreting, and Analyzing Continuous Response Data
Jennifer Burton, Jan Gollins, and Danielle Walls
Chapter 3: Strategic Insights: The News Value of Real Time Response Measurements
Rita Kirk
Chapter 4: Social Media and the Rise of the Connected Voter
Sean Evins
Part II: Real Time Effects: Measuring Political Message Effects by the Second
Chapter 5: High-Frequency Polling with Non-Representative Data
Andrew Gelman, Sharad Goel, David Rothschild, and Wei Wang
Chapter 6: Moment-to-Moment Responses to Race-Based Messages in Political Campaign Advertisements
Stephen Maynard Caliendo, Charlton D. McIlwain, and Elizabeth Dudash-Buskirk
Chapter 7: Measuring Effects of Candidates on Voters in Germany: A methodological comparison between Real-Time-Response Measurement and Facial Coding
Simon Ottler, Reza Mousa-Kazemi, and Rene Resch
Chapter 8: Scalable Multidimensional Response Measurement using a Mobile Platform Philip Resnik, Amber E. Boydstun, Rebecca A. Glazier, and Matthew T. Pietryka
Part III: Partisanship and Polarization: Real Time Selective Information Processing
Chapter 9: Polarization in Less than Thirty Seconds: Continuous Monitoring of Voter Response to Campaign Advertising
Shanto Iyengar, Simon Jackman, and Kyu Hahn
Chapter 10: Polarization in the 2012 Presidential Debates: A Moment-to-Moment, Dynamic Analysis of Audience Reactions in Ohio and Florida
Amy E. Jasperson, Jan Gollins, and Danielle Walls
Chapter 11: How Attacks and Defenses Resonate with Viewers' Political Attitudes in Televised Debates: An Empirical Test of the Resonance Model of Campaign Effects
Marko Bachl
Chapter 12: Moments of Partisan Divergence in Presidential Debates: Indicators of Verbal and Nonverbal Influence
Shawn R. Hughes and Erik P. Bucy