This book argues that Britain is gripped by an endemic and ongoing panic about the position of children in society – which frames them as, alternately, victims and threats. It argues the press is a key player in promoting this discourse, which is rooted in a wide-scale breakdown in social trust.
Innehållsförteckning
1. Trust, Risk and Framing Contemporary Childhood.- 2. ’Worthy’ Versus ’Unworthy’ Children: Images of Childhood Through Time.- 3. Our Children and Other People’s: Childhood in the Age of Distrust.- 4. Commercializing Distrust: Framing Juveniles in the News.- 5. ’Every Parent’s Worst Nightmare’: the Abduction of April Jones.- 6. Strangers No More: Towards Reconstructing Trust.- Bibliography.
Om författaren
Dr James Morrison is an experienced journalist and university lecturer. He worked for a number of years as a reporter, first on local then national newspapers – including the Independent on Sunday. He has lectured in journalism and public affairs since 2003, and is currently senior lecturer in journalism at Kingston University, UK.
