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Book Synopsis
An analysis of how poverty is misrepresented in mainstream media, and a look at what really lies behind these narratives.

Trade Review
'Provides the clearest of reasons for setting aside the traditional rules of journalism' -- Danny Dorling, author of Inequality and the 1% and All That Is Solid
'The book should be read by everyone interested in way the media deal with issues of economic inequality and injustice' -- Democratic Communiqué

Table of Contents
List of Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. The Subjectivity of Poverty
2. The Poverty of Ideas in the Newsroom - with Steven Harkins
3. What Lies Beneath?
4. Africa, that Scar on Our Face - with Patrick O. Malaolu
5. Visual Journalism and Global Poverty - with Scott Eldridge II
6. Spinning Poverty!
7. The Emergence of Alternative Voices
Conclusion: Beyond the Unsustainable News Agenda
Notes
References
Index

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      Publisher: Pluto Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 20/12/2014
      ISBN13: 9780745334417, 978-0745334417
      ISBN10: 0745334415

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An analysis of how poverty is misrepresented in mainstream media, and a look at what really lies behind these narratives.

      Trade Review
      'Provides the clearest of reasons for setting aside the traditional rules of journalism' -- Danny Dorling, author of Inequality and the 1% and All That Is Solid
      'The book should be read by everyone interested in way the media deal with issues of economic inequality and injustice' -- Democratic Communiqué

      Table of Contents
      List of Tables
      Acknowledgements
      Introduction
      1. The Subjectivity of Poverty
      2. The Poverty of Ideas in the Newsroom - with Steven Harkins
      3. What Lies Beneath?
      4. Africa, that Scar on Our Face - with Patrick O. Malaolu
      5. Visual Journalism and Global Poverty - with Scott Eldridge II
      6. Spinning Poverty!
      7. The Emergence of Alternative Voices
      Conclusion: Beyond the Unsustainable News Agenda
      Notes
      References
      Index

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