The Spot: Communicative Modality in the Electoral Processes

Spots are the most practical medium in electoral procedures to influence voters’ decisions. They are a modality of political communication that implies an audiovisual message –a product of electronic media-, as well as one of the persuasive forms of the discourse used in political propaganda and adv...

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Detalhes bibliográficos
Autor: Kuschick, Murilo
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:México
Recursos:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Revista Mexicana de Opinión Pública
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/41335
Acesso em linha:https://revistas.unam.mx/index.php/rmop/article/view/41335
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:spots
political communication
negative campaigns
spot
comunicación política
campañas negativas
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Resumo:Spots are the most practical medium in electoral procedures to influence voters’ decisions. They are a modality of political communication that implies an audiovisual message –a product of electronic media-, as well as one of the persuasive forms of the discourse used in political propaganda and advertising. This article discusses that even though is yet to be established whether spots actually influence voters’ decisions, they are still the most generalized communicative modality in political affairs.