Media Talk and Political Elections in Europe and America

Geoffrey Baym, University of North Carolina Greensboro, USAMats Ekström, University of Gothenburg, SwedenGöran Eriksson, Örebro University, SwedenBernhard Forchtner, Humboldt University, GermanyIan Hutchby, University of Leicester, UKMicha³ Krzyanowski, University of Aberdeen, UK Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, Swansea University, UKMarianna Patrona, Hellenic Military Academy, GreecePilar G. Plitvich, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USARut M. Sanz Sabido, De Montfort University, UKCassian Sparkes-Vian, De Montfort University, UKAndrew Tolson, De Montfort University, UKNeil Washbourne, Leeds Metropolitan University, UKRuth Wodak, Lancaster University, UK

• Introduction; Andrew Tolson and Mats Ekström 1. 'We change or we sink': Discursively Constructing the Voter's Dilemma in a Pre-election Interview with the Greek Prime Minister; Marianna Patrona 2. Obama in the No Spin Zone; Ian Hutchby 3. Transformations in Hybrid TV Talk: Extended Interviews on The Daily Show (.com); Geoffrey Baym 4. 'I have a question for you': Mediatised Democracy, Citizen Participation and Elections in Catalonia. Rut M. Sanz Sabido 5. More than Cleggmania: The Celebrity Politician, Presidentialisation and the UK Leader Debates; Neil Washbourne 6. The Telegenic Politician? Communication Strategies in the UK Election 2010 Party Leader Debates; Andrew Tolson 7. Rhetoric and Responses: Electioneering on Youtube; Cassian Sparkes-Vian 8. Citizen Participation in Journalist Discourse; Mats Ekström and Göran Eriksson 9. Multi-platform Political Interviews in the Swedish Election Campaign 2010 10. Mediatisation, Right-Wing Populism and Political Campaigning: The Case of the Austrian Freedom Party; Bernhard Forchtner, Michal Krzyzanowski and Ruth Wodak 11. Get involved! Communication and Engagement in the 2008 Obama Presidential E-campaign; Nuria Lorenzo-Dus and Pilar Garcés-Conejos Blitvich