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Poor News: Media Discourses of Poverty in Times of Austerity
Contributor(s): Harkins, Steven (Author), Lugo-Ocando, Jairo (Author)

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 ISBN: 178348926X     ISBN-13: 9781783489268
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
OUR PRICE: $161.70  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Media Studies
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Journalism
Dewey: 070.449
LCCN: 2017051644
Series: Discourse, Power and Society
Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" L (1.35 lbs) 236 pages
Features: Bibliography, Index
Review Citations: Choice 06/01/2018
 
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Poor News examines the way discourses of poverty are articulated in the news media by incorporating specific narratives and definers that bring about certain ideological worldviews. This happens, the authors claim, because journalists and news editors make use of a set of information strategies while accessing certain sources within specific social and political dynamics. The book looks at the case of the news media in Britain since the industrial revolution and produces a historical account of how these media discourses came into play. The main thesis is that there have been different historical cycles that reflect particular hegemonic ideas of each period. Consequently, the role of mainstream journalism has been a subservient one for existing elites when it comes to the propagation of dominant ideas.

Contributor Bio(s): Lugo-Ocando, Jairo: - Jairo Lugo-Ocando is Director of Executive and Graduate Education and Professor in Residence at Northwestern University in Qatar.
 
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