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Shanto Iyengar meets 'US in the World' students
19 January 2012
Professor of Communication at Stanford University, Shanto Iyengar talks with Geoffrey Garrett and students about the role of the US media in affecting American politics and foreign policy. Recorded on 4 October 2011. Watch Online
Attacks make a better sales campaign
31 October 2011
The Australian
Professor Shanto Iyengar says new media is no saviour from negative politics, or at least not yet. In the meantime, he adds, our political leaders will continue to thrive and campaign for re-election on a diet of blame, anger and one-upmanship. Shanto Iyengar is professor of communication and political science at Stanford University and was recently in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre. Read article
Immigration in the US presidential campaign
14 October 2011
SBS World News Australia Radio
In this interview with Ron Sutton, Professor Shanto Iyengar discusses the significance of immigration as a hot-button issue in the 2012 US presidential election campaign. Shanto Iyengar is professor of communication and political science at Stanford University and was recently in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre.
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Still some of the old in new media age
14 October 2011
In this interview Professor Shanto Iyengar discusses how political candidates in America are utilising new media in their efforts to be elected to public office. Professor Iyengar notes that while vehicles such as social media do provide direct interactions between candidates and voters, the role of print and broadcast journalists remain a significant consideration in political campaigns. Also discussed is the under-provision of international news in America and how this affects politics in the US. Watch Online
Negative politics in the US and Australia
12 October 2011
The Drum on ABC News 24
Featuring in this panel discussion is Professor Shanto Iyengar who says politicians haven't always campaigned by attacking their opponents, but that those days are long past in both the US and Australia. Shanto Iyengar is professor of communication and political science at Stanford University and was recently in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre.
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Why politics is a negative affair in the US and Australia
12 October 2011
Radio 2SM
In this interview with Meryl Swanson, Professor Shanto Iyengar explains the appeal of negative politics in the age of highly managed political campaigns and the 24-hour news cycle. Shanto Iyengar is professor of communication and political science at Stanford University and was recently in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre. Listen Online
Negative information about politics is positively appealing, says author
12 October 2011
The Sydney Morning Herald
Featuring in this piece by Tim Dick is Professor Shanto Iyengar who says the 24-hour news cycle and the intense pressure to report things immediately has encouraged the negative focus of so much political debate and reporting. Shanto Iyengar is professor of communication and political science at Stanford University and is in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre.
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Religion row in Republican bid
10 October 2011
SBS World News Australia
Professor Shanto Iyengar speaks to Anton Enus about the role of religion in the Republican primaries, after Mitt Romney's Mormon faith was decried 'a cult' by an evangelical supporter of his main challenger, Texas Governor Rick Perry. Shanto Iyengar is professor of communication and political science at Stanford University and is in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre. Watch Online
The rise of negativity in politics
10 October 2011
ABC Radio PM with Mark Colvin
In this interview Professor Shanto Iyengar examines the role of negative politics in the US over the last two decades and what it all means for the 2012 presidential election. Professor Iyengar is professor of communication and political science at Stanford University and is in Australia as a visitor of the US Studies Centre.
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