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Bennett, W. Lance – Journal of Communication, 1980
Discusses the concepts of political myths and rituals which guide the formation of public opinion and policy and their uses in political communication. (JMF)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Elections, Information Sources, Mythology

Bennett, W. Lance – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1985
Proposes a code for a new communication consciousness that would keep language sensitive and accountable to human experience. Focuses on mass political communication and the tendency toward systematic negative communication inherent in news pronouncements. (PD)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Communication Problems, Discourse Analysis, Language Usage