Creating Fear: News and the Construction of Crisis / Edition 1

by David L. Altheide

Overview

Altheide has written a compelling work examining the role of the media in constructing feelings of fear in society. He argues that the mass media turns these fears to their profit by playing up sensation as entertainment. Altheide (sociology, Arizona State University) critiques current research and cites a vast body of scholarly research of related issues as he builds his argument of the current prevalence of fear, its causes, consequences, and possible correctives. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2900202306604
Publication date:	05/31/2002
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

David L. Altheide

Table of Contents

1: Give the Devil His Due: Fear in Its Place; 2: Tracking Discourse; 3: The Problem Frame and the Production of Fear; 4: The Discourse of Fear; 5: Journalistic Interviewing; 6: Policing Crime and Fear in the News Media; 7: Children and the Discourse of Fear; 8: The Lens of Fear

Editorial Reviews

A prolific media scholar, Altheide (Arizona State Univ.) combines sociology with media studies to address why and how (and the degree to which) news media are making people more fearful of their surroundings and life in general… As the author sums it up, "The major point of this book is that fear has become more pervasive in our lives." Using some fascinating charts and diagrams to supplement his discussion, Altheide makes clear how and why this is true. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.” —C. Sterling,Choice

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