Television news, politics and young people : generation disconnected? /
Mike Wayne ... [et al.]
- Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
- ix, 235 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-231) and index.
This book is an exploration of the extent to which young people in the UK are disaffected with traditional politics, and particularly the role played by televisual representations of the political process. The authors look at how television represents young people themselves, and at how young people use new forms of media to inform themselves politically --
Television broadcasting of news--Great Britain. Youth--Political activity--Great Britain. Television and youth--Great Britain. Youth--Attitudes.--Great Britain Television viewers--Great Britain.