Talk on Television: Audience Participation and Public Debate

by Sonia M. Livingstone and Peter Lunt

Book Overview

Not only is everyday conversation increasingly dependent on television, but more and more people are appearing on television to discuss social and personal issues. Is any public good served by these programmes or are they simply trashy entertainment which fills the schedules cheaply? Talk on Television examines the value and significance of televised public debate. Analysing a wide range of programmes including Kilroy, Donohue and The Oprah Winfrey...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415077389
• ISBN13: 9780415077385
• Release Date: September 1993
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary