Couldry, Nick.

Media consumption and public engagement : beyond the resumption of attention / Nick Couldry, Sonia Livingstone and Tim Markham. - Rev. and updated ed. - Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010. - 248 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. - Consumption and public life. . - Consumption and public life. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Democracy is based on the belief that the media gets the attention of voters. But is this plausible in an age of multiplying media, disillusionment with the political system and time-scarcity? This book addresses this question, and charts experiences of 'public connection'.

9780230247383 (pbk.) 0230247385 (pbk.)


Mass media--Political aspects--Great Britain.
Communication in politics--Great Britain.
Mass media--Social aspects.


Great Britain--Politics and government.

P95.82

324.014 COU 2010