Kenneth Newton

Real News about the News

Media and British Politics

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Produktbeschreibung

"Unravels the real effects of the mainstream and alternative news media on British politics. Covering TV, radio, newspaper and the internet, Kenneth Newton collates evidence to show that, contrary to popular belief, the main effects are positive and inform and mobilise citizens rather than influencing their voting choice"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2024
• Gewicht: 444g
• ISBN-13: 9781009387033
• ISBN-10: 1009387030
• Artikelnr.: 68541259

Autorenporträt

Kenneth Newton is Professor Emeritus at Southampton University. He served as Executive Director of the ECPR and as a member of the Executive of IPSA and the PSA UK. His research publications cover social and political trust, democratic innovations, city politics and media politics and he is the co-author of Foundations of Comparative Politics (4th edition, with Jan van Deth, Cambridge 2021).

Inhaltsangabe

1. Massive and minimal media effects
2. The news landscape
3. News diets
4. Avoiding, rejecting, ignoring and accepting
5. Digital pessimism
6. Newspapers, voting and agenda-setting
7. Media malaise and the mean world effect
8. Personal experience as a reality check
9. Pluralism and democracy
10. Practical lessons.