Communication and Midterm Elections Media, Message, and Mobilization

"With the authors' and editors' successful track record and the timeliness of the subject matter, this edited collection will provide value to researchers and students in mass communication and political science as well as to the stakeholders (campaigns and media practitioners) examined in the studies discussed." - Raluca Cozma, Associate Professor, Iowa State University, USA

John Allen Hendricks is Chair and a Professor of Mass Communication at Stephen F. Austin State University, USA. He has authored/edited nine books, including Presidential Campaigning and Social Media: An Analysis of the 2012 Campaign (with Dan Schill 2014) and Techno Politics in Presidential Campaigning: New Voices, New Technologies, and New Voters (with Lynda Lee Kaid 2010). Dan Schill is an Associate Professor in the School of Communication Studies at James Madison University, USA, where he teaches courses in advocacy, political communication, and media and politics. He has published books on political communication topics, including Presidential Campaigning and Social Media: An Analysis of the 2012 Campaign (with John Allen Hendricks 2014). Schill was a 2009-2010 American Political Science Association (APSA) Congressional Fellow and often conducts dial focus groups for news organizations.