Framing Inequality
News Media, Public Opinion, and the Neoliberal Turn in U.S. Public Policy
Published on 14. March 2019
Book
Hardback
324 pages
978-0-19-088818-3 (ISBN)
Description
Neoliberal policy approaches have swept over the American political economy in recent decades. In Framing Inequality, Matt Guardino focuses on the power of corporate news media in shaping how the public understands the pivotal policy debates of this period. Drawing on a wide range of empirical evidence from the dawn of the Reagan era into the Trump administration, he explains how profit pressures and commercial imperatives in the media have narrowed and trivialized news coverage and influenced public attitudes in the process. Guardino highlights how the political-economic structure of mainstream media operates to magnify some political messages and to mute or shut out others. He contends that news framing of policies that contribute to economic inequality has been unequal, and that this has undermined Americans' opportunities to express their views on an equal basis. Framing Inequality is a unique study that offers critical understanding of not only how neoliberalism succeeded as a political project, but also how Americans might begin to build a more democratic and egalitarian media system.
Reviews / Votes
Who's to blame for America's intense partisanship? A favorite villain are the media and their unrelenting political agendas and ideological convictions. Not so says Matt Guardino. The media's commercial interests and support for private markets and business are the driving force of press coverage. Framing Inequality provocatively recasts debates about American democracy, economic inequality, and the press * Lawrence Jacobs, University of Minnesota * Economic inequality is among the most profound social problems facing us today, yet our news media often obfuscate the root causes and constrain our imagination about possible solutions. With ample evidence, methodological flair, rigorous analysis, and sharp writing, Guardino masterfully illuminates how media's political-economic structures impoverish policy debates, and he points the way toward designing a better system. Anyone concerned about the future of democracy should read this invaluable book. * Victor Pickard, author of America's Battle for Media Democracy * Framing Inequality is an important contribution to our understanding of news media and politics. Guardino makes and original and important argument based on fresh research and a mastery of the literature in the field of political communication. This is a must read for scholars and citizens alike * Robert W. McChesney, University of Illinois *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Illustrations
35 line drawings
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
652 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-088818-3 (9780190888183)
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News Media, Public Opinion, and the Neoliberal Turn in U.S. Public Policy
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News Media, Public Opinion, and the Neoliberal Turn in U.S. Public Policy
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Person
Matt Guardino is Associate Professor of political science at Providence College. A former journalist, his research applies social-scientific and cultural approaches to analyze media, political discourse and public opinion. His work has appeared in several academic journals and edited volumes. He is the co-author (with Danny Hayes) of Influence from Abroad: Foreign Voices, the Media, and U.S. Public Opinion (Cambridge University Press, 2013).
Content
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1 - Introduction
- Chapter 2 - Toward a Critical Understanding of News Media, Public Opinion, and the Politics of Economic Inequality
- Chapter 3 - "Gipper Sweeps Congress:" Commercial News Media and the Launch of the Reagan Revolution
- Chapter 4 - "No One Wants to Change the System as Much as Those Who Are Trapped by the System:" Commercial News Media and the End of Welfare As We Knew It
- Chapter 5 - Framing Inequality at the Ground Level: An Experiment
- Chapter 6 - What's New? Media, Public Opinion, and Democracy in the 21st Century
- Chapter 7 - Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Media, Power, and Inequality
- Appendix A - Content Analysis Information for Chapters 3 - 6
- Appendix B1 - Study Design Information for Chapter 5
- Appendix B2 - Supplementary Analyses for Chapter 5
- References