| Mediating Social Science Contributor(s): Fenton, Natalie (Author), Bryman, Alan (Author), Deacon, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803975775 ISBN-13: 9780803975774 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $68.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1998 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Media Studies - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 302.23 |
| LCCN: 97-069179 |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.61 lbs) 192 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What is the interface between social scientists and the media? How does social science come over in news and current affairs in print and broadcasting media? This book examines issues in reception and production studies to build a holistic approach to the study of media representations. The authors give an accessible and authoritative guide to the mass communication process. They examine media production, the nature of media texts, the role of news sources, the general social and political context of mass communication and the ways in which media outputs are assimilated by audiences. The discussions are developed by an examination of the following areas: the interaction between journalists and social scientists; the publici |
Contributor Bio(s): Fenton, Natalie: - A leading in the field, Natalie Fenton is Reader and Co-Director of the Goldsmiths Leverhulme Media Research Centre, and co-Director of the new Centre for the Study of Global Media and Democracy.Bryman, Alan: - Alan Bryman is Professor of Organizational and Social Research, School of Management, University of Leicester, UK. |