Frédérick Bastien is a researcher of political communication, journalism, and methodology. Previously a professor of public communication at Université Laval, he is now an associate professor of political science at Université de Montréal. He is also associate director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship and a member of the Groupe de recherche en communication politique. He was the lead editor of Les Québécois aux urnes: les partis, les médias et les citoyens en campagne. The French version of this book, published by the Presses de l'Université Laval in 2013, was shortlisted for the Prix francophone from the Canadian Political Science Association and the Canada Prize in Social Sciences from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

• Introduction: A Controversial Marriage1 The Rise of Infotainment Television2 Be (or Don't Be) Our Guests3 The Political Interviews: Beyond Sex and Saxophone4 From the War Room to the Confessional5 The Disproportionate Influence of Infotainment6 The Rules of the Game7 The Challenges of InfotainmentAppendix; Notes; References; Index

Frédérick Bastien is a researcher of political communication, journalism, and methodology. Previously a professor of public communication at Université Laval, he is now an associate professor of political science at Université de Montréal. He is also associate director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship and a member of the Groupe de recherche en communication politique. He was the lead editor of Les Québécois aux urnes: les partis, les médias et les citoyens en campagne. The French version of this book, published by the Presses de l'Université Laval in 2013, was shortlisted for the Prix francophone from the Canadian Political Science Association and the Canada Prize in Social Sciences from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

• Introduction: A Controversial Marriage1 The Rise of Infotainment Television2 Be (or Don't Be) Our Guests3 The Political Interviews: Beyond Sex and Saxophone4 From the War Room to the Confessional5 The Disproportionate Influence of Infotainment6 The Rules of the Game7 The Challenges of InfotainmentAppendix; Notes; References; Index

Frédérick Bastien is a researcher of political communication, journalism, and methodology. Previously a professor of public communication at Université Laval, he is now an associate professor of political science at Université de Montréal. He is also associate director of the Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship and a member of the Groupe de recherche en communication politique. He was the lead editor of Les Québécois aux urnes: les partis, les médias et les citoyens en campagne. The French version of this book, published by the Presses de l'Université Laval in 2013, was shortlisted for the Prix francophone from the Canadian Political Science Association and the Canada Prize in Social Sciences from the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences.

• Introduction: A Controversial Marriage1 The Rise of Infotainment Television2 Be (or Don't Be) Our Guests3 The Political Interviews: Beyond Sex and Saxophone4 From the War Room to the Confessional5 The Disproportionate Influence of Infotainment6 The Rules of the Game7 The Challenges of InfotainmentAppendix; Notes; References; Index