[ecrea] new book on media/publics

> The Media & The Public
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> "Them" and "Us" in Media Discourse
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> Stephen Coleman & Karen Ross
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> "Stephen Coleman and Karen Ross inspire us to 
> reflect critically on prevailing assumptions we 
> hold about the media and its publics. Their 
> compelling analysis ? written in a clear and 
> accessible ? charts new directions for 
> understanding the dynamics of contemporary democracy."
>
> Peter Dahlgren, Lund University
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>
>
> February 2010 ? 416 pages
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> Paperback ? 978-1-4051-6041-4 ? £19.99 £15.99
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> Hardback ? 978-1-4051-6040-7 ? £50.00 £40.00
>
>
>
> The Media and the Public explores the ways a 
> range of media have constructed and represented 
> the public, arguing that the public is always a 
> product of representation, that there is no a 
> priori public that is captured or recorded by 
> the media. Twenty-first century publics witness 
> themselves more than any public in history - in 
> vox pops, phone-ins, studio-audience 
> discussions, reality TV formats and beyond - but 
> they do not control their own image. Mediated 
> publics are vulnerable to misrepresentation by 
> media images that fail to reflect their 
> diversity and complexity. Through an exploration 
> of citizen journalism, street newspapers, 
> participatory media, online public consultations 
> and the blogosphere, Coleman and Ross identify a 
> more comprehensive and diverse set of public 
> voices who are using media outlets to speak for 
> themselves.  Provides a new synthesis of recent 
> research exploring the relationship between 
> media and their publics  Identifies ways in 
> which different publics are subverting the 
> gatekeeping of mainstream media in order to find 
> a voice and communicate with others Situates 
> contemporary media-public discourse and 
> relationships in an historical context in order 
> to show the origin of contemporary public/political engagement.
>
>
>
> Order online at www.wiley.com, or call:
>
> UK Only FREEPHONE: 0800 243407
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> From overseas: +44 (0)1243 843 294
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> using promotion code VA731
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> 20% discount with promo code VA731
>
>
>
> ---------------------------------
>
> Karen Ross
>
> Professor of Media and Public Communication
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>  and Associate Dean
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> Department of Communication and Media
>
> University of Liverpool
>
> Roxby Building
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> Liverpool L69 7ZT, UK
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> mob: 07798 884110
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> office: 0151 794 2310
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> e: (rossk /at/ liverpool.ac.uk)
>
> Editor, Communication, Culture & Critique: 
> http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/cccr

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