The economy, media and public knowledge /

The economy, media and public knowledge / edited by Neil T. Gavin. - x, 198 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Studies in communication and society . - Studies in communication and society. .

Originally published: 1998.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of figures and tables -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Economic news and the dynamics of understanding: the Liverpool project -- The economy and public language -- Television news and economic exposition -- Press rhetoric and economic news: a case study -- Television, economy and the public's political attitudes -- Between state and market: the economy in Swedish television news -- Economic journalism in the 1990s: the 'crisis discourse' in Sweden -- Journalistic practice and economic reporting -- Economic news and the dynamics of understanding - a response -- Reporting the economy -- The unexplainable explained, or pure guesswork as 'truth' -- It's the economy, stupid! -- Economic news research in retrospect -- Questions of research design in news reception analysis -- Generalization, reliability and validity in media research -- Economic significance, audiences and historical context -- Analysing respondent speech -- The mediated economy and new technology -- Conclusions and reflections -- References -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

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Mass media and public opinion
Mass media--Economic aspects
Economics--Sociological aspects

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