Poor News

Media Discourses of Poverty in Times of Austerity

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
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Author: Dr. Jairo Lugo-Ocando, Dr. Steven Harkins ISBN: 9781783489282
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield International Publication: November 15, 2017
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield International Language: English
Author: Dr. Jairo Lugo-Ocando, Dr. Steven Harkins
ISBN: 9781783489282
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield International
Publication: November 15, 2017
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield International
Language: English

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.

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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.

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