James Morrison

Gebundenes Buch

Scroungers

Moral Panics and Media Myths

Beschreibung

An examination of the disturbing rise of 'scrounger-phobia' in the media and society at large, and how this has fuelled popular hostility towards benefit claimants.

Autor

James Morrison is a reader in journalism at Robert Gordon University, as well as a senior examiner for the National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ). Before entering academia he spent over a decade as a staff reporter for newspapers including the Independent on Sunday as well as working as a freelance writer for publications including the Guardian. His previous books include Familiar Strangers, Juvenile Panic and the British Press: The Decline of Social Trust (2016), Journalism: The Essentials of Writing and Reporting (2015) and Essential Public Affairs for Journalists (2009).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9781786992147
• ISBN-10: 1786992140
• Artikelnr.: 54410152