The main aim of this book is as a contribution to the development of a framework for
analysing the relationship between news sources and news media in contemporary liberal …

We are living in a period of great uncertainty. Votes for Brexit and Trump, along with
widespread political volatility, are not only causing turmoil; they are signs that many long …

Aeron Davis is the first to offer a general overview of the rise and impact of professional
public relations in Britain, stepping beyond the status quo of'spin doctors' and elections by …

The Media in Focus series provides students and lecturers with an authoritative, that is,
balanced and informed account of the media communication field and its many sub-fields of …

One of the most notable features of the recent and continuing global banking crisis has been
the failure of financial journalism, together with the global news agencies, to alert us to the …

This important new text provides an up-to-date account of the complex interrelationship
between politics and the media in Britain. It starts by setting key policy areas in the context of …

The 2008 financial crisis initially appeared to challenge the sustainability of neoliberal
finance capitalism. However, the focus of political and public debate soon shifted to state …

The symbolism of substance misuse is a familiar theme. However, relatively little attention
has been paid specifically to the nature of the symbolic frameworks through which …

'[A] lthough it is difficult to say with any precision whether one country experiences more or
less strikes than another, we can certainly make an informed judgement as to the country in …

This chapter presents a case study of the 'Are you OK?'campaign launched in 2012 by the
Danish Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) and the Confederation of Professionals in …