Political Animals

Newspapers have long been enthralled by accounts of cute, cuddly, strange, dangerous and endangered beasts, and by extraordinary narratives of natural phenomena. This study explores the incidence of several such stories in the British press. It investigates the political subtexts and social meanings exchanged in the media landscape.

Autorentext

Alec Charles is Head of Media at the University of Chester and co-convenor of the Political Studies Association s Media & Politics Group. He has previously taught at universities in Japan, Eastern Europe, Cornwall and Luton, has worked as a print journalist, and has made cultural documentaries for BBC Radio 3. He is the author of Interactivity: New Media, Politics & Society, Interactivity 2 and Out of Time: The Deaths & Resurrections of Doctor Who. He is co-editor of The End of Journalism, and editor of Media in the Enlarged Europe, Media/Democracy and The End of Journalism 2.

Inhalt

Contents: Foxes and Badgers and Bears Squirrels Crocodile Stag Lion Dog Paper Tigers.