Poor News Media Discourses Ofcb

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.

List of contents

Introduction/ 1.The poverty revolution: From individualism to collectivism and back again/ 2. A poor 'fourth estate': The poverty of politics and the politics of poverty in the newsroom / 3. Blaming the Victims: Moral Panics, Welfare Reform and Scapegoating/ 4. Poor Sources: Giving a voice to the voiceless? How people living in poverty are excluded from the news/ 5. From Rags to Riches: Poverty and Ideology in the news/ 6. News after next: Resistance and adaptation in the digital age/ Conclusion/ Bibliography/ Index

About the author

Jairo Lugo-Ocando is Director of Executive and Graduate Education and Professor in Residence at Northwestern University in Qatar.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Dr Steven Harkins, Steven Harkins, Dr Jairo Lugo-Ocando, Jairo Lugo-Ocando
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.08.2017
• EAN: 9781783489268
• ISBN: 978-1-78348-926-8
• Series: Discourse, Power and Society; Discourse, Power and Society
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries