TY - BOOK AU - Geer,John Gray ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - In defense of negativity: attack ads in presidential campaigns T2 - Studies in communication, media, and public opinion AV - JK2281 .G44 2006eb U1 - 324.7/3/0973 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Chicago PB - University of Chicago Press KW - Campaign management KW - United States KW - Advertising, Political KW - Political campaigns KW - Presidents KW - Election KW - History KW - Negativism KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-194) and index; The need for negativity: an introduction -- Assessing negativity -- The information environment and negativity -- Evaluating character attacks -- Evaluating the content of negative and positive issue appeals -- Dragging the truth into the gutter? The news media, negativity -- And the 1988 campaign -- Negativity, democracy, and the political system; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10381172 ER -