Description
Book SynopsisCovers the 2000 Bush-Gore and 2004 Bush-Kerry debates, including innovations in format and press coverage, and incorporates research into the analysis of televised debates since 1960. This book describes production in painstaking detail, from the selection of questioners to camera angles, from makeup to lighting and set design.
Trade ReviewSchroeder's 'tour' is a good one, sparked by lively writing and an eye for telling details. Publishers Weekly Alan Schroeder's book gives readers an illuminating and detailed behind-the-scenes look at the debates that have shaped recent American history. -- Tim Sampson Politics (Campaigns & Elections) The most compulsive read in recent times on how and why we elect our national leaders. San Francisco Chronicle
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I. Preproduction 1. The Predebate Debate 2. Predebate Strategy 3. Candidate Preparation 4. Predebate News Coverage Part II. Production 5. The Debaters 6. The Questioners 7. The Productions Part III. Postproduction 8. Postdebate News Coverage 9. The Audience 10. Making Presidential Debates Better Notes Selected Bibliography Appendix: Schedule of Televised Presidential and Vice Presidential Debates: 1960-2004 Index
