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

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.

Based on work done by the Liverpool Public Communication Research Group, this study assesses the general issue of the mediated economy and examines the impact economic news coverage has on the general public.

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Journalism, Commercial
Mass media--Economic aspects

PN4784.C7 / E36 1998

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