American Behavioral Scientist articles from November 1993

American Behavioral Scientist archives from November 1993

Preface. (Thomas Jefferson's political philosophy)
November 1, 1993... JAMES L. GOLDEN Ohio State University and President's Commission on Thomas Jefferson The year 1993 marks the 250th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth. Moreover, the 1992 presidential campaign, which is the principal focus of this...

New technology and the 1992 Clinton presidential campaign. (Bill Clinton) (Perspectives)
November 1, 1993... Dee Dee Myers White House Press Secretary In 1992, the American people voted to "throw the bums out." Fed up with a government they believed was more interested in protecting special interests than in promoting the public interest, they went...

A Republican view. (political campaigns) (Perspectives)
November 1, 1993... Senator Robert Dole Senate Minority Leader Republicans, Democrats, and independents may have had different views on the candidates and issues of the 1992 election, but we can all agree that we had never experienced a campaign like it. Much...

The Perot campaign from the field. (Ross Perot) (Perspectives)
November 1, 1993... Patrick Downey United We Stand, America Ross Perot's 1992 presidential campaign was in many ways a return to old-time politics. While at the same time being the antithesis of old-time politics, the campaign was a return to grassroots...

Thomas Jefferson's perspectives on the press as an instrument of political communication. (Perspectives on Communication Theory and Practice)
November 1, 1993... On April 13, 1993--the date of the 250th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth--former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev journeyed to Charlottesville, Virginia to pay tribute to the man who had profoundly influenced his ideas on...

Political communication as negotiation: breathing new life into government. (Perspectives on Communication Theory and Practice)
November 1, 1993... In earlier history, wealth was measured in land, in gold, in oil, in machines. Today, the principal measure of our wealth is information: Its quality, its quantity and the speed with which we acquire it and adapt to it. President Bill...

Perceived control and the Clinton presidency: political discourse in an alienated age. (Bill Clinton) (Perspectives on Communication Theory and Practice)
November 1, 1993... To most people, "empowerment" sounds like a buzzword, but the truth is that America can't get very far with a dependent or helpless population. Bill Clinton interview in Rolling Stone, September 17, 1992 Empowerment, or the sense that one...

The ideal candidate: a study of the desired attributes of the public and the media across two presidential campaigns. (Reflections on the Nature and Role of the Print and Electronic Media in the 1992 Campaign)
November 1, 1993... Syndicated columnist Jeff Greenfield (1993) noted that "ever since the Nixon-Agnew days of the late 1960s, conservatives have insisted that the press is shot through with bias, |and~ that it has become part of the 'adversary culture' at war...

Public speaking in the presidential primaries through media eyes. (Reflections on the Nature and Role of the Print and Electronic Media in the 1992 Campaign)
November 1, 1993... Anyone who lets himself be interpreted to the American people through these intermediaries alone is nuts.(1) Bill Clinton, November 1992 Public speaking has been a major form of communication used by political leaders from ancient times to...

Some aspects of major newspaper coverage of the 1992 presidential debates. (Reflections on the Nature and Role of the Print and Electronic Media in the 1992 Campaigns)
November 1, 1993... General election debates are now considered a regular feature in American presidential politics (see, e.g., Lemert, Elliott, Bernstein, Rosenberg, & Nestvold, 1991, Morello, 1991). Candidates avoid them at their own peril, as George Bush...

Pop goes politics: new media, interactive formats, and the 1992 presidential campaign. (Reflections on the Nature and Role of the Print and Electronic Media in the 1992 Campaigns)
November 1, 1993... The president can "get isolated behind the walls of the White House," Bill Clinton was explaining. "We've got to find a way to cut through the isolation." Ted Koppel nodded: The ABC newsman understood. Indeed, Koppel and his Nightline staff...

Cautious optimism: a new proactive role for local television news departments in local election coverage? (Reflections on the Nature and Role of the Print and Electronic Media in the 1992 Campaigns)
November 1, 1993... We need to be writing about politics, not just exploring failure and wrongdoing by individual politicians, but examining why these basic institutions are struggling and what it would take to put them back on their feet. This is a task that...

Contrasts in presidential campaign commercials of 1992. (Reflections on the Nature and Role of the Print and Electronic Media in the 1992 Campaigns)
November 1, 1993... 1992 was an unprecedented year in presidential television advertising. Three candidates--Bush, Clinton, and Perot--spent more collectively, $133 million, than had any previous contenders, and each employed different types of advertising to...

Private lives, public officials: the challenge to mainstream media. (Ethos, Ethics, and Values in the 1992 Campaign)
November 1, 1993... I don't have to answer that. Gary Hart's response to a reporter's question if he had ever cheated on his wife If I had, I wouldn't tell you. Bill Clinton's response to a reporter's question if he had ever committed adultery In the...

The role of ethical/value issues in campaigns. (Ethos, Ethics, and Values in the 1992 Campaign)
November 1, 1993... A Longer-Term View of "Family Values" Communication theorists and practitioners have long been concerned with the role that ethics and values play in communication. Thus it is not surprising that those interested in campaigns, particularly...

Fighting the culture war: traditional values and the future of the Republican Party. (Ethos, Ethics, and Values in the 1992 Campaign)
November 1, 1993... Both the Right and the Left can claim victories in the "culture wars" that have been fought in American politics in the past several decades. Commentators use the term culture wars to refer to the sometimes acrimonious public argument about...

Economic, character, and social issues in the 1992 presidential election. (Ethos, Ethics, and Values in the 1992 Campaign)
November 1, 1993... Never forget on this last day what this fight has been about. A fight between hope and fear, a fight between division and unity, a fight between blame and taking responsibility for ourselves and our future. Governor Bill Clinton Philadelphia,...

Making campaign news user friendly: the lessons of 1992 and beyond. (Ethos, Ethics, and Values in the 1992 Campaign)
November 1, 1993... The 1992 presidential election campaign was different from previous campaigns. Newspapers and radio and television news shows lost their near monopoly on supplying serious election news. Their major competitors were five talk shows (the ABC,...