Kathleen Hall Jamieson has narrated 2 audiobooks on Listento.it by 1 author. The most-rated is Everything You Think You Know About Politics...and Why You're Wrong.
Interview with Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Summary
NPR commentator, respected political expert, and Director of the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg Public Policy Center, Kathleen Hall Jamieson answers questions about the current political scene. Jamieson explains how the 2000 Presidential campaign differed from earlier campaigns, and discusses negative ads, politicians' broken promises, manipulation of the media, and the effect of the Internet on campaigns. She even goes so far as to offer a few predictions for Campaign 2004. Listen to Kathleen Hall Jamieson's Everything You Think You Know About Politics...And Why You're Wrong, a Random House Audible audio exclusive!
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Everything You Think You Know About Politics...and Why You're Wrong
Summary
Confused because the conventional wisdom doesn't coincide with your view of the political world? Perhaps that's because the press and pundits have it wrong. In Everything You Think You Know About Politics...and Why You're Wrong, Kathleen Hall Jamieson, a noted expert on presidential politics, offers a guide through the welter of information - generated by politicians and the media - surrounding political campaigns. Jamieson and her team get into the ins and outs of pollling, the use and abuses of the soundbite, "going negative", and whether or not ads work. Combining trenchant analysis and surprising facts, Everything You Think You Know About Politics...and Why You're Wrong will change the way you look at candidates and the media forever.
©2000 Kathleen Hall Jamieson (P)2000 Random House, Inc.