Interpreting Diana: Television Audiences and the Death of a Princess

by Robert Turnock

Overview

Drawing on wide-ranging replies from people around the country, this title examines the role television played in providing news about the event of the Princess of Wales' death. The book goes on to explore the reasons why Diana's death affected so many people and suggests that TV is integral to the way we think about the world around us. At the same time, this study shows a Britain that was far from "united in grief" and that, while many people were profoundly upset, others were indifferent and surprised by the media interest and "mass hysteria".

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780851707891
Publisher:	BFI Publishing
Publication date:	09/28/2000
Edition description:	2000
Pages:	138
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

Robert Turnock was formerly Research Assistant at the Centre for Audience and
Industry Research at the British Film
Institute and currently works as a Research Fellow at Bournemouth Media School, Bournemouth University.

Table of Contents

The breaking news.- the grieving audience.- the grieving masses?.- the funeral as media event.- after the spectacle.