Talk on Television - Audience Participation and Public Debate

Informationen zum Autor Sonia Livingstone, Peter Lunt Klappentext this, they consider television's function as a medium of education and information, finally discussing the dangers and opportunities the genre holds for both audience participation and public debate in the future. "Talk on Television" asks questions and presents evidence regarding the active audience, public participation, the significance of public discourse, and the role of the mass-media in the public sphere. Zusammenfassung In an examination of talk shows such as Kilroy and The Oprah Winfrey Show the authors analyse the `experts' contribution, the conventions of the genre and the dangers and oppportunities of televised public debates. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of tables, Acknowledgements, 1 Television talk and talking about television, 2 The mass media, democracy and the public sphere, 3 Studio debates and audience discussions: a television genre, 4 The critical viewer, 5 Media constructions of expertise and common sense, 6 Media management of argument and rhetoric, 7 Studio discussions, social spaces and postmodernity, Appendix 1: Data collection, Appendix 2: Programme selection, Appendix 3: Coding of focus group discussions, References, Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Sonia Livingstone, Sonia Lunt Livingstone, Livingstone Sonia, Peter Lunt, Lunt Peter
• Edition: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 09.12.1993
• EAN: 9780415077378
• ISBN: 978-0-415-07737-8
• Pages: 214
• Thème: Communication and Society
• Catégories: Sciences humaines, art, musique > Art > Photographie, cinéma, vidéo, TV; Sciences sociales, droit, économie > Médias, communication > Général, dictionnaires; History, Media Studies, PERFORMING ARTS / Television / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Press & journalism, Humanities, News media and journalism, Sociology and anthropology