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Political news and campaign communication are increasingly hybrid, blending traditional and new media forms, as illustrated by analyses of WikiLeaks, Obama’s campaign, and presidential mediation. The study concludes that hybrid norms shape activism, parties, and government, underscoring politics and power within the hybrid media system. The article includes acknowledgements and sections on hybridity, media systems, contemporary contexts, the political information cycle, and hybrid norms in news and journalism.

Abstract

Acknowledgements Introduction 1. An Ontology of Hybridity 2. All Media Systems Have Been Hybrid 3. The Contemporary Contexts of Hybridity 4. The Political Information Cycle 5. Power, Interdependence, and Hybridity in the Construction of Political News: Understanding WikiLeaks 6. Symphonic Consonance in Campaign Communication: Reinterpreting Obama for America 7. Systemic Hybridity in the Mediation of the American Presidential Campaign 8. Hybrid Norms in News and Journalism 9. Hybrid Norms in Activism, Parties, and Government Conclusion: Politics and Power in the Hybrid Media System List of Interviews Notes Bibliography Index