Download or read book Negative Political Advertising written by Karen S. Johnson-Cartee and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-16 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume provides a unique synthesis of the relevant literature from academic studies in the fields of political science, marketing, advertising, speech communication, telecommunication, and public relations combined with the practical wisdom of professional consultants. Offering the reader both the theory and practical applications associated with negative political advertising, this is the first book devoted exclusively to the various forms of negative campaigning in the United States. After developing a typology of negative political spots for greater clarity in explaining and evaluating them, the book addresses effectiveness questions such as: What works? When? Why? and How?