LEADER 02431nam 2200373 450 001 9910597890203321 005 20230302144112.0 035 $a(CKB)5470000001311224 035 $a(NjHacI)995470000001311224 035 $a(EXLCZ)995470000001311224 100 $a20230302d2015 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWhy Current Affairs Needs Social Theory /$fBen Stones 210 1$aLondon :$cBloomsbury,$d2015. 215 $a1 online resource (xvi, 207 pages) 311 $a1-78093-179-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $a"The objective of this book is to convince readers that the way we approach current affairs issues can be strengthened through recourse to social theory. Through a series of graphic case studies it shows how social theory can provide systematic and penetrating 'ways of seeing' current affairs issues that enable us to critically assess the quality of current affairs coverage. Each chapter focuses on a major issue in current affairs, such as the support of democratic movements against dictatorships, the question of centralised control and regulation, and the justification for non-intervention in the face of atrocitites. In each case Stones first looks at the nature of current affairs texts, whether in the form of print, radio, television, documentary or web journalism or their representation in novels, drama, art or film. He then goes on to look at the ways in which social theory can inform the way audiences interpret what they view and read, including how they think about the relationships between what they are offered by the different genres. The book serves not only to make social theory relevant for students but also teaches all of us how our understanding of current affairs can be enhanced through an engagement with sociological principles."--$cBloomsbury Publishing. 606 $aTelevision broadcasting of news$xObjectivity 606 $aMass media$xSocial aspects 615 0$aTelevision broadcasting of news$xObjectivity. 615 0$aMass media$xSocial aspects. 676 $a302.23 700 $aStones$b Rob$f1957-$0150872 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910597890203321 996 $aWhy Current Affairs Needs Social Theory$91804714 997 $aUNINA