Why Current Affairs Needs Social Theory

by Rob Stones and Professor Rob Stones

Book Overview

Television news is frequently disparaged by thoughtful commentators for its preoccupation with drama and spectacle at the expense of serious, in-depth, engagement with the critical issues it covers. Whilst insisting these charges possess more than a small dose of truth, Rob Stones argues for more emphasis to be placed on strengthening the capacities of audiences. Drawing from major traditions in social thought, and on academic media analysis, Stones...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780931824
• ISBN13: 9781780931821
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"