This book offers a comprehensive examination of midterm elections from the lens of communications and media coverage. Using a wide variety of methods, this contributed volume covers the differences, similarities, and challenges unique to midterm elections.
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.
Jessica Baldwin-Philippi, Fordham University, USA Jody C Baumgartner, East Carolina University, USA Arielle M. Cardon, University of Texas at Austin, USA Joan L. Conners, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, USA Nicole Smith Dahmen, University of Oregon, USA Daniela V. Dimitrova, Iowa State University, USA Peter L. Francia, East Carolina University, USA Rocío Galarza, University of Missouri, USA Lindsey A. Harvell, James Madison University, USA Sisi Hu, Iowa State University, USA Amy E. Jasperson, Rhodes College, USA Freddie J. Jennings, University of Missouri, USA Regina G. Lawrence, University of Texas at Austin, USA Shannon C. McGregor, Unviersity of Texas at Austin, USA Jonathan S. Morris, East Carolina University, USA Rachel R. Mourao, University of Texas at Austin, USA Gwendelyn S. Nisbett, University of North Texas, USA David Lynn Painter, Full Sail University, UsA Rachel Reis Mourão, University of Texas at Austin, USA Jae Hee Park, University of North Florida, USA Joshua M. Scacco, Purdue University, USA Ori Tenenboim, University of Texas at Austin, USA Terri L. Towner, Oakland University, USA Tom Vizcarrondo, Full Sail University, USA Benjamin R. Warner, University of Missouri, USA Kelly L. Winfrey, Iowa State University, USA Hyun Jung Yun, Texas State University, USA