Ordinary people and the media
Subtitle: the demotic turn
By: Graeme Turner
Series: Theory, culture & society; Theory, culture & society (Unnumbered)
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Los Angeles
Language: eng
Number of pages: 189
ISBN-13: 9781848601666; 9781848601673
Subjects: Mass media and culture; Identity (Psychology) and mass media
Description: "In this book, Graeme Turner explores the 'whys' and 'hows' of the 'everyday' individual's willingness to turn themselves into media content through celebrity culture, Reality TV, DIY websites, talk radio, and user-generated materials online. Further analyzing the pervasiveness of celebrity culture, the book develops the idea of the demotic turn as a tool for examining common elements in a range of media and cultural studies 'hot spots'." "Rejecting the idea that the demotic turn necessarily carries with it a democratizing politics, this book examines its political and cultural function in media production and consumption across many fields - including print and electronic news, current affairs journalism, and citizen and online journalism. Graeme Turner outlines a structural shift in the western media, and suggests that these media activities represent something much more fundamental than contemporary media fashion."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-185) and index.
Table of contents: title: Ordinary people : celebrity, tabloid culture and the function of the media; title: Reality TV and the construction of cultural identities; title: Redefining journalism : citizens, blogs and the rise of opinion; title: Talk radio, populism and the demotic voice; title: Revenge of the nerds : digital optimism and user-generated content online.