TY - BOOK AU - Franklin, Bob, TI - Packaging politics: political communications in Britain's media democracy SN - 0340555963 AV - JN329.P8 F73 1994 U1 - 324.7 20 PY - 1994/// CY - London PB - Distributed in the USA by Routledge, Chapman, and Hall KW - Government publicity KW - Great Britain KW - Communication in politics KW - Mass media KW - Political aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-246) and index; 1. Packaging politics: an overview of the argument -- 2. The British press -- 3. Broadcasting in Britain -- 4. Central government: managing the news -- 5. Central government: selling policies like cornflakes? -- 6. Local government communications: propaganda or promoting democracy? -- 7. Political parties: packaging politicians and policies -- 8. Packaging local parties: the constituency campaign and the local press -- 9. Cameras in the commons: packaging parliamentary communications -- 10. Packaging politics: informing or persuading the public ER -