{"product_id":"framing-austerity-print-media-portrayals-of-the-public-sector-during-the-irish-financial-crisis-9781786611055","title":"Framing Austerity: Print Media Portrayals of the","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis monograph examines the ways in which discourses on the public sector were articulated in the print media during the 2011 financial crisis in the Irish, UK and European news media. It finds that coverage of the public sector was ideological, portraying public sector workers as overpaid, inefficient, and sheltered from the worst of the crisis. These explanations perpetuated the view that there was a need for austerity through cutbacks to public services and public sector pay. The central thesis is that these representations must be understood as being part of the complex organisational culture of the newsroom. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdditional themes explored in the book include but are not limited to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedia ownership concentration and journalistic self-censorship.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe marketisation of news and its impact on journalistic practice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe casualisation of the newsroom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe fourth estate function of the media.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe discourse of austerity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeoliberalism as a dominant ideology. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReflexivity in the newsroom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe crisis of credibility in journalism\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMedia portrayals of The “Looney” Left versus the “Reasonable” Right \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 1. Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Ireland and the Financial Crisis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Framing Analysis Part 1: ‘We can recover if the hard decisions are made’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Framing Analysis Part 2: ‘Public Sector Scapegoats’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Making News in The Irish Times and the Irish Independent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6. The Political Economy of News-Making\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Conclusion\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rowman \u0026 Littlefield International","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042471838039,"sku":"9781786611055","price":65.7,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781786611055.jpg?v=1750954284","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/framing-austerity-print-media-portrayals-of-the-public-sector-during-the-irish-financial-crisis-9781786611055","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}