Why are young people alienated from television news? This book argues that contemporary trends indicating deepening disconnection from news about public life reflect both problems in the way television news covers politics the singlebiggest item on the news and problems with the nature of politics itself under neo-liberal capitalism. INDICE: Acknowledgements Introduction The Crisis of Political Representation Young People, Politics and Television Broadcasters' Perspectives Content Analysis of Television News The Symbolic Criminalisation of Young People The Monopolisation of Political Discourse The Boundaries of Political Debate: Animal Rights Apathetic or Excluded? Young People, News and the Electronic Media TalkBack: Young Audiences and Reception Conclusion: Is Another Television News Paradigm Possible? Bibliography Notes Index
- ISBN: 978-0-230-21935-9
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 248
- Fecha Publicación: 09/04/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés