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The economic recovery on TV news

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The Media and Austerity: Comparative perspectives., Pages: 63 - 79

Swansea University Author: Richard Thomas Orcid Logo

Abstract

This chapter looks at how economic growth was presented on ITV and BBC news during 2014. It shows that growth was almost perceived as positive, and that useful contextualizing connections with inequality and the environment are rarely mentioned or expanded on.

Published in: The Media and Austerity: Comparative perspectives.
ISBN: 9781138897311
Published: Abingdon Routledge 2018
URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa40559
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Abstract: This chapter looks at how economic growth was presented on ITV and BBC news during 2014. It shows that growth was almost perceived as positive, and that useful contextualizing connections with inequality and the environment are rarely mentioned or expanded on.
Keywords: TV news, critical discourse analysis, economic growth, economic recovery, climate change, inequality, wealth, poverty
College: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Start Page: 63
End Page: 79