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This issue of Political Communication Report includes an expanded table of contents: a commentary by John McManus, more calls for papers from a wider variety of venues, and a books section that includes a reprint review-essay by Molly Ivins. The addition of the commentary page opens a discussion about remedies for the lack of political knowledge among the electorate in the United States and other countries. Opinions will vary on the policy solution proposed, and you're invited to weigh in with your views. Responses will be published in the next issue of Political Communication Report. The book review looks at recent titles by MacChesney, Sanford, Sparrow, and Bagdkian. You are also invited to review books for the newsletter. If you would like to write a review, please call or write to make sure the book has not already been assigned. I will be happy to work with publishers to provide you with a complimentary review copy. Finally, one gap in this issue is the lack of a major article. David Paletz had planned to write a feature, but the extreme weather on the U.S. east coast intervened. He wrote, "I hope I can extricate myself from the biggest ever snowfall, loss of electricity and telephone." This is the second issue of the joint APSA/ICA Political Communication newsletter to appear in electronic form, and beginning with this issue, Political Communication Report is published exclusively on line. Send your comments, reviews, feature articles, and notes about accomplishments, calls for papers, and meeting announcements for inclusion in the next issue by June 15. Kevin
G. Barnhurst, Editor
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