Campaign Finance Reform

Melissa M. Smith is assistant professor of communication at Mississippi State University.Glenda C. Williams is associate professor of telecommunication and film at The University of Alabama and president of the Broadcast Education Association.Larry Powell is professor of communication studies at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.Gary A. Copeland is professor and chair of the Telecommunication and Film Department at The University of Alabama.

• Part 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Chapter 1. An Overview of Campaign Finance LawPart 3 Historical BackgroundChapter 4 Chapter 2. Political parties and Campaign Finance LawChapter 5 Chapter 3. NCPAC and the Development of Third-Party ExpendituresPart 6 The 527sChapter 7 Chapter 4. The History of 527 OrganizationsChapter 8 Chapter 5. Swift Boat Veterans and MoveOn.orgChapter 9 Chapter 6. Analysis of 527 ads in 2004 electionChapter 10 Chapter 7. Silence Is(n't) Golden: Responding to 527 adsPart 11 Future of Campaign Finance ReformChapter 12 Chapter 8. The Possible Future of 527sChapter 13 Chapter 9. The Future of Campaign Finance LawsPart 14 Afterward: Corporations Are Given a Free Rein

'Follow the money' is an apt aphorism for this book. Politically-minded students will learn how money is raised and where the jobs are. Highly recommended.