Devils and angels : television, ideology and the coverage of poverty /
By: Devereux, Eoin.
Publisher: Luton, Bedfordshire, U.K. : University of Luton Press/John Libbey Media, 1998Description: vii, 174 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1860205453; 9781860205453:.Subject(s): Radio Telef́ıs Éireann | Television programs -- Ireland -- Social aspects | Poverty | Television broadcasting -- Ireland | Social problems in mass media | Television broadcastingDDC classification: 302.2345 Summary: Devereux explores how television tells stories about poverty in an ideological way. His central contention is that the extent and character of poverty is masked by presentation, and that the poor themselves remain largely voiceless and invisible.Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-168) and index.
Devereux explores how television tells stories about poverty in an ideological way. His central contention is that the extent and character of poverty is masked by presentation, and that the poor themselves remain largely voiceless and invisible.