Television News, Politics and Young People: Generation Disconnected?

Wayne, M.; Petley, J.; Murray, C.; Henderson, L.

Why are young people alienated from television news? This book argues that contemporary trends indicating deepening disconnection from news about public life reflect both problems in the way television news covers politics - the single biggest item on the news - and problems with the nature of politics itself under neo-liberal capitalism.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2010-04-09

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9781349304820

DOI: 10.1057/9780230274754

Dimensions: 229cm x152cm

Pages: 235