The Media, the Public and the Great Financial Crisis
by Mike Berry (Author)

About the Author
Mike Berry is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University, UK. His previous books include More Bad News from Israel (2011) and Terrorism, Elections and Democracy (2010) and he has produced research for organisations such as the BBC Trust, UNHCR, TUC and NSPCC.  

About this book
This book explores the impact of the print and broadcast media on public knowledge and understanding of the 2008 Great Financial Crisis. It represents the first systemic attempt to analyse how mass media influenced public opinion and political events during this key period in Britain's economic history. To do this, the book combines analysis of media content, focus groups with members of the public and interviews with leading news journalists and editors in order to unpack the production, content and reception of economic news.
From the banking crisis to the debate over Britain's public deficit, this book explores the key role of the press and broadcasting in shaping public understanding and legitimating austerity through both short and long term patterns of media socialisation.

Brief contents
1 The Rise and Fall of British Finance 1
2 The Banking Crisis: Content Studies 23
3 The Banking Crisis: Audience Studies 95
4 The Deficit Debate: Content Studies 121
5 The Deficit Debate: Audience Studies 177
6 Long-term Media Socialisation and Support for Austerity 203
7 The Production of GFC News 229
8 Conclusions 271
Index 295

Pages: 307 pages
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan; 1st ed. 2019 edition (January 12, 2019)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1137499729
ISBN-13: 978-1137499721