The media and the public :

Coleman, Stephen, 1957-

The media and the public : "them" and "us" in media discourse / Stephen Coleman and Karen Ross. - Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010. - viii, 188 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - Communication in the public interest. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : them and us : meet Joe The Plumber -- Imagining the public -- Public spheres -- The managed public -- Counterpublics and alternative media -- Virtual publicness -- Fractured publics, contested publicness.

9781405160407 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1405160403 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781405160414 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1405160411 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Mass media--Audiences.
Mass media and culture.
Mass media and public opinion.
Mass media--Social aspects.
Public interest.

P96.A83 / C64 2010

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