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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791373803321

Titolo

The circuit of mass communication [[electronic resource] ] : media strategies, representation and audience reception in the AIDS crisis / / David Miller ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : SAGE, 1998

ISBN

1-4462-7998-7

1-282-62349-4

9786612623493

0-85702-594-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.) : ill., facsims., 1 port

Altri autori (Persone)

MillerDavid <1964->

Disciplina

302.23

Soggetti

Mass media and public opinion

AIDS (Disease) in mass media

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Table of Contents; 1 - Introduction; 2 - The AIDS Public Education Campaign, 1986 -90; 3 - News Variations; 4 - AIDS and Television News; 5 - AIDS on Television: Form, Fact and Fiction; 6 - Sourcing AIDS News; 7 - Producing AIDS News; 8 - Media Impact on Public Beliefs about AIDS; 9 - Resisting the Message: The Extent and Limits of Media Influence; 10 - AIDS, the Policy Process and Moral Panics; 11 - Conclusion; Appendix: A Note on Method and Sample; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Using a detailed analysis of the struggle over representation during the AIDS crisis, 'The Circuit of Mass Communication' examines the entire process of interaction between the media and the social world.