A Gossip Politic

This book makes explicit the historical, technological, and discursive links between gossip as a mode of communication, news media, and contemporary politics. A  Gossip Politic  advances a new framework of gossip, applying the informal understanding of the term to news talk and political actors. Authored by esteemed scholars in the fields of Political Science, Media Studies, Linguistics, and Sociology, chapters consider the influence of gossip on the press, the American